Tutu
[ too-too ]
/ ˈtu tu /
noun
Desmond (Mpi·lo)
[uh m-pee-loh] /əmˈpi loʊ/,born 1931,
South African Anglican clergyman and civil-rights activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1984; archbishop of Cape Town since 1986.
British Dictionary definitions for desmond tutu (1 of 4)
Desmond Tutu
/ (ˌdɛzmənd ˈtuːtuː) /
noun
British informal
a university degree graded 2:2 (second class lower bracket)
Often shortened to: Desmond
Word Origin for Desmond Tutu
C20: a pun on
2:2 and Desmond
Tutu
British Dictionary definitions for desmond tutu (2 of 4)
Tutu
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
noun
Desmond . born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984–86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986–96); in 1995 he became leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to investigate human rights violations during the apartheid era. Nobel peace prize 1984
British Dictionary definitions for desmond tutu (3 of 4)
tutu
1
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
noun
a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material
Word Origin for tutu
from French, changed from the nursery word
cucu backside, from
cul, from Latin
cūlus the buttocks
British Dictionary definitions for desmond tutu (4 of 4)
tutu
2
/ (ˈtuːtuː) /
noun
a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals
Word Origin for tutu
Māori