Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Tūtū in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: too-too
DEFINITION: grandma, grandmother (shortened from kupuna, which means ancestor or elder)
USAGE: I goin' visit my Tūtū dis weekend, she make da best cookies.
ENGLISH: I'm going to visit my grandma this weekend, she makes the best cookies.
Now that you know what Tūtū means and you have the translation of Tūtū in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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