What does tutu in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word tutu in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tutu in Portuguese.

The word tutu in Portuguese means dish prepared of beans; tutu: a ballerina’s short, tutu, tutu, metal, dindim, tutu, tutu. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tutu

dish prepared of beans; tutu: a ballerina’s short

tutu

noun (ballerina's skirt) (bailarina: saia franzida)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The ballerina's tutu seemed to float as she moved gracefully across the stage.

tutu, metal, dindim

noun (UK, slang (money) (gíria: dinheiro)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
How much dosh have you got on you?

tutu

noun (dated, figurative, slang (money) (BRA: figurado, arcaico: dinheiro)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Desde que Charlie conseguiu sua promoção, ele está realmente fazendo muito tutu.
Since Charlie got his promotion, he's really making a lot of bacon.

tutu

noun (US, uncountable (political funds or favors) (BRA, figurado, recursos públicos)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Tinha tanto tutu no orçamento da construção local que legislador algum ousaria se opor.
There was so much pork in that budget for local construction that no legislator would dare oppose it.

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