tattoo

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
2. A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).

Verb

1. To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
2. To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.

Verb

To tap rhythmically on, to drum.

Sinònims

tattooing

carve

cut

engrave

tatu

incise

incision

design

tatt

inlay

pony

puncture

scarification

spots

stigmatize

stripes

symbol

taps

tat

write

✍️

bugle call

paint

adornment

decorate

emblem

incisions

mark

markings

mole

ornament

adorn

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/tæˈtuː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb samoà: tatau

In summary

From earlier tattaow, tattow, a borrowing from a Polynesian language, e.g. Samoan tatau (“tattoo; to tap, to strike”).