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tuk-tuk

Portuguese, noun/ˌtu.kiˈtu.ki/

tuk-tuk is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of tuque-tuque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tuque-tuque”.

What does tuk-tuk mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinealternative form of tuque-tuque

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. tuque-tuque

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tuk-tuk

  • tuk-tuks plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tuk-tuk?

  • Brazil /ˌtu.kiˈtu.ki/
  • Portugal /ˌtu.kɨˈtu.kɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.