Masculine
toutou
- (childish, informal, masculine) doggie, bow-wow (dog)
- (Quebec, masculine) soft toy, stuffed animal
- (derogatory, figuratively, masculine) poodle (person servile towards someone whom he or she considers his or her superior)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tu.tu/
Etymology
Reduplication of a sound-symbolic syllable to-, denoting a small and probably cute object. Appeared in the 17th century with the sense of "favorite", then evolved into "a docile person". For a similar formation in an unrelated language, compare Chinese 嘟嘟 (dūdū, “chubby, plump”).
Wauwau
σκυλάκι
kuçu kuçu
bau bau
guau guau
cachorrinho
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