tattoo

(Anglès)

Noun

1. An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.
2. A method of decorating a body part, usually 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.

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”).

Conceptes

tatuatge

tatuar

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