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{{also|Tatu|tatú|tatù|Ta-tu|Ta Tu|тату}}
==English==

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{archaic form of|en|tattoo}} (decorative ink design on the skin)

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{archaic form of|en|tattoo}} (decorative ink design on the skin)

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{alternative form of|en|tatou||giant armadillo}}

===References===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=attu|taut|taut-}}

==Aromanian==

===Noun===
{{head|rup|noun|g=f|plural|tãtãnj|definite articulation|tatul}}

# {{alternative form of |rup|tatã}}

==Chichewa==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-tátʊ̀}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|ny|numeral}}

# [[three]]

{{cln|ny|cardinal numbers}}

==Guaraní==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gn|tup-gua-pro|*tatu}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gn|[taˈtu]}}
* {{rhyme|gn|u|s=2}}
* {{hyph|gn|ta|tu}}

===Noun===
{{head|gn|noun|plural|tatukuéra}}

# [[armadillo]]

{{topics|gn|Mammals}}

==Hungarian==
[[Image:9-banded-armadillo.jpg|thumb|tatu]]

===Etymology===
From {{bor|hu|fr|tatou}}, from {{der|hu|tpw|tatu||armadillo}}.<ref>{{R:TotfalusiEty 2005}}</ref>

===Pronunciation===
* {{hu-IPA}}
* {{hyphenation|hu|ta|tu}}
* {{rhymes|hu|tu|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{hu-noun|k}}

# [[armadillo]]

====Declension====
{{hu-infl-nom|tatu|o}}{{hu-pos-tok|tatu}}

===References===
<references/>

==Javanese==

===Romanization===
{{jv-rom}}
# {{romanization of|jv|ꦠꦠꦸ}}

==Kituba==

===Numeral===
{{head|ktu|numeral}}
# [[three]]
==Kongo==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kg|bnt-pro|*-tátʊ̀}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|kg|numeral}}

#[[three]]

==Old Javanese==

===Etymology===
{{unk|kaw}} {{rfe|kaw}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|kaw|/ta.tu/}}
* {{rhymes|kaw|tu|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|kaw|ta|tu}}

===Noun===
{{head|kaw|noun}}
# [[wound]]

====Derived terms====
{{der4|kaw|
| atatu 
| anatwani 
| katatwan
|}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|jv|inh=1|ꦠꦠꦸ}}

==Old Tupi==
[[File:Nine-banded Armadillo.jpg|thumb|tatu ({{taxfmt|Dasypus novemcinctus|species}})]]

===Etymology===
{{etymon|tpw|inh|tup-gua-pro>*tatu>armadillo|id=armadillo|text=1}}

Cognate with {{cog|gn|tatu}} and {{cog|mav|sahu}}.

===Noun===
{{tpw-noun|u}}

# [[armadillo]] {{gl|any mammal in the order {{taxfmt|Cingulata|order}}}}
#* {{cite-book|tpw|worklang=frm|year=1553|author=w:Pierre Belon|title=[[w:Observations (Belon book)|Les observations de plusieurs singularitez et choses memorables trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Egypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges]]|location=Paris|publisher=G. Corrozet|number_plain=book 1|chapter=III|page=5|pageurl=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k53619s/f34.item#|text=Tatou}}
#* {{R:tpw:Staden|XXX|174|Dattu}}
#* {{R:tpw:France antarctique|24|48|Tatou}}
#* {{cite-book|tpw|worklang=la|chapter=XXVIII|author=w:Joseph of Anchieta|title=Epistola quamplurimarum rerum naturalium quae S. Vicentii (nunc S. Pauli) provinciam incolunt sistens descriptionem|year=1560|location2=Lisboa|publisher2=Typis Academiae|year2=1799|editor2=Diogo de Toledo Lara Ordonhez|page2=20|pageurl2=https://digital.bbm.usp.br/view/?45000009278&bbm/4688#page/30/mode/1up|text=Tatû}}
#* {{R:tpw:Léry 1578||156|Tatou}}
#* {{R:tpw:Purchas his Pilgrimes|IIII|1302|Tatu}}
#* {{R:tpw:Noticia do Brasil|CII|251|tatús}} 
#* {{R:tpw:Coisas Notáveis do Brasil|Tatu caualo armado|41|1055|Tatu|page2=111}}
#* {{R:tpw:Histoire d'Abbeville|XV|96v|Tatous}}
#* {{R:tpw:Historia Naturalis|VI|VIII|231|Tatv}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|tpw
|tatueté
|tatuapara
|tatugûaxima
|tatu'i
|tatumirĩ
|tatupeba
|tatupebusu
|taturana
|taturama
|tatuûasu}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|yrl|tatú}}
* {{desctree|fr|tatou|bor=1}}
* {{desctree|pt|tatu|bor=1}}

====See also====
* {{l|tpw|mundegûaia||tatu trap}}

===References===
* {{R:pt:Navarro 2013|tatu|467|2}}
* {{R:tpw:Zoo Tupi|256}}

{{C|tpw|Armadillos}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|tàtu}}
* {{hyph|pt|ta|tu}}

===Etymology 1===
{{wp|lang=pt}}
{{etymon|pt|bor|tpw>tatu>armadillo|id=armadillo|text=++}}

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|m}}

# [[armadillo]]
# {{lb|pt|colloquial|South Brazil}} [[booger]]
# {{lb|pt|colloquial|South Brazil}} [[fool]]

=====Related terms=====
{{col-auto|pt|tatu-veado|tatu-galinha|tatu-verdadeiro|tatuaçu|tatu-de-folha|tatuetê|tatu-canastra|tatu-bola|tatuzinho|tatu-de-jardim}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|hrx|Tattu|bor=1}}

===Etymology 2===
{{clipping|pt|tatuagem}}.

====Noun====
{{pt-noun|f}}

# {{lb|pt|colloquial}} [[tattoo]]

{{C|pt|Armadillos}}

==Romanian==
[[Image:9-banded-armadillo.jpg|thumb|Tatu]]

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|tatou}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ro|/taˈtu/}}

===Noun===
{{ro-noun|m|tatu}}

# [[armadillo]] {{gloss|burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates}}

====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m-defective}}

{{C|ro|Mammals}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Noun===
{{sh-noun-form}}

# {{inflection of|sh|tat||dat//loc|s}}

===Noun===
{{sh-noun-form}}

# {{inflection of|sh|tata||acc|s}}

==Shona==
{{cardinalbox|sn|2|3|4|viri|na|ord=chitatu}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*-tátʊ̀}}.

===Adjective===
{{sn-adj|tatú}}

# {{cln|sn|cardinal numbers}}[[three]]

====Inflection====
{{sn-infl-strong-pl|tatú}}

==Swahili==
{{number box|sw|3}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*-tátʊ̀}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-tatu.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Numeral===
{{sw-numeral}}

# {{cln|sw|cardinal numbers}} [[three]]

====Inflection====
{{sw-decl|pl}}

====Coordinate terms====
{{sw-cardinals}}

===Noun===
{{sw-noun|n}}

# {{lb|sw|card games}} [[three]]

===See also===
{{table:playing cards/sw}}

==Tagalog==

===Pronunciation===
{{tl-pr|tatú,tatû}}

===Noun===
{{tl-noun|tatú|head2=tatû|b=+}}

# {{alt form|tl|tato}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|tl|itatu|magpatatu|patatuhan|magtatu|tatuhan}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=attu|tuta}}

==Tahitian==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|ty}}

===Verb===
{{head|ty|verb}}

# to [[mark]]

==Tumbuka==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*-tátʊ̀}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|tum|numeral}}

# [[three]]

==Yao==
{{cardinalbox|yao|2|3|4|wili|mcheche|ord=}}

===Etymology===
Cognates include {{cog|sw|tatu}}.

===Numeral===
{{head|yao|numeral}}

# {{cln|yao|cardinal numbers}} [[three]]

====Usage notes====
This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. ''mabweta ga'''tatu''''' (three boxes). See the {{w|Yao language}} article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.