tutu

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Māori tutubor. English tutu Borrowed from Māori tutu.

1. Any of certain members of genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand, including Coriaria arborea and Coriaria pottsiana, used by the Maori to make a sweetener, but toxic when not properly prepared.

verb

Etymology: From Māori tutū (“mischievous, disobedient”).

1. to fiddle or mess around with something.

   “"There were seven dudes here for a week just showing me how to use it and I just wanted them to leave so I could start tutuing with it."”