Tattoo

//tæˈtuː//

Synonyms for "tattoo" (265 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Strong matches (80)

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7 entries

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1 entries

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19 entries

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entails

1 entries

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3 entries

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3 entries

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is a

4 entries

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4 entries

Translations

226 translations across 89 languages.

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Abkhaz

1 entries
  • ацәанҵа́ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Afrikaans

2 entries
  • tatoe noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatoeëermerk noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Albanian

2 entries
  • tatuazh noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • tatuazh m lulebojë noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • στίγμα noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • στίξις noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • στίζω verb (to apply a tattoo)

Arabic

4 entries
  • وَشِم noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • وَشْم noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • وَشَمَ verb (to apply a tattoo)
  • وَشَّمَ verb (to apply a tattoo)

Armenian

4 entries
  • դաջում noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • դաջվածք noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • դաջել verb (to apply a tattoo)
  • կտածել verb (to apply a tattoo)

Asturian

2 entries
  • tatuaxe noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • döymə noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuirovka noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • тату́ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • татуі́раванне noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • татуіро́ўка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Bengali

1 entries
  • উল্কি noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вечерна заря noun (signal)
  • парад noun (military display or pageant)
  • татуиране noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • татуиро́вка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Burmese

1 entries
  • ထိုးကွင်း noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Catalan

2 entries
  • tatuatge noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Chinese Cantonese

2 entries
  • 刺青 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • 紋身 /纹身 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 刺青 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • 刺青 noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • 文身 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • 文身 noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Czech

2 entries
  • tetování noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovat verb (to apply a tattoo)

Danish

4 entries
  • tappenstreg noun (signal)
  • tatovering noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatovering noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • tatovere verb (to apply a tattoo)

Dutch

4 entries
  • taptoe noun (time to close the taps)
  • taptoe noun (signal)
  • taptoe noun (military display or pageant)
  • tatoeage noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • tatuo noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Estonian

1 entries
  • tätoveering noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Faroese

4 entries
  • litprikan noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatovering noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • litprika verb (to apply a tattoo)
  • tatovera verb (to apply a tattoo)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hiljaisuus noun (time to close the taps)
  • iltasoitto noun (signal)
  • paraati noun (military display or pageant)
  • tattoo noun (signal)

French

2 entries
  • tatouage noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatouer verb (to apply a tattoo)

Fwâi

1 entries
  • hahûn noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Galician

2 entries
  • tatuaxe noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Georgian

2 entries
  • სვირინგი noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • სვირინგი verb (to apply a tattoo)

German

4 entries
  • Großer Zapfenstreich noun (military display or pageant)
  • Tattoo noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • Tätowieren noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • Tätowierung noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Greek

4 entries
  • δερματοστιξία noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • κατάστιξη noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • τατουάζ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • τυμπανοκρουσία noun (signal)

Gujarati

2 entries
  • છુંદણું noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • છુંદણું છુંદાવવું noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Hawaiian

2 entries
  • kākau noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • kākau verb (to apply a tattoo)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • כְּתוֹבֶת קַעֲקַע noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Hindi

1 entries
  • गोदना noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • tetkó noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetoválás noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovál verb (to apply a tattoo)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • húðflúr noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tattó noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tattú noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • húðflúra verb (to apply a tattoo)

Ido

3 entries
  • tatuo noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuo noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • rajah noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tato noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Inuktitut

2 entries
  • kakiniit noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • ᑲᑭᓃᑦ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Irish

4 entries
  • dord na hoíche noun (signal)
  • tatú noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tóstal oíche noun (military display or pageant)
  • tatuálaim verb (to apply a tattoo)

Italian

2 entries
  • tatuaggio noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuare verb (to apply a tattoo)

Japanese

4 entries
  • タトゥー noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • タトゥー noun (military display or pageant)
  • 入れ墨 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • 刺青 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • дене әшекейі noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • татуировка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Khmer

3 entries
  • ការសាក់លើស្បែក noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • សាក់ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • សាក់លើស្បែក verb (to apply a tattoo)

Korean

2 entries
  • 문신 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • 타투 noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • татуировка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Lakota

1 entries
  • oákitȟo noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Latvian

4 entries
  • paraugdemonstrējumi noun (military display or pageant)
  • tetovējums noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovēšana noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • tetovēt verb (to apply a tattoo)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • tatuiruotė noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuiruoti verb (to apply a tattoo)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • тетова́жа noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • тетовирање noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • тетови́ра verb (to apply a tattoo)

Malay

1 entries
  • tatu noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • പച്ചകുത്തുക verb (to apply a tattoo)

Marathi

1 entries
  • टॅटू noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • шивээс noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • ᠰᠢᠪᠡᢉᠡᠰᠦ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Māori

4 entries
  • kiri tuhi noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • moko (traditional Māori) noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • ngārahu noun (military display or pageant)
  • tā verb (to apply a tattoo)

Navajo

1 entries
  • akʼeʼełchí verb (to apply a tattoo)

Nemi

2 entries
  • haknun noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • hangun noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Nepali

2 entries
  • ट्याटू noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • ट्याटू खोप्नु noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Norman

2 entries
  • tatouage noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatouer verb (to apply a tattoo)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • deq noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • tatovering noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatovere verb (to apply a tattoo)

Omaha-Ponca

1 entries
  • qthexé noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Pashto

1 entries
  • خالوهنه noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Persian

4 entries
  • تتو noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • خالکوبی noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • وشام noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • وشم noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Pije

1 entries
  • hakhûn noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Polish

4 entries
  • dziara noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuaż noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • robić tatuaż verb (to apply a tattoo)
  • tatuować verb (to apply a tattoo)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • tatuagem noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Romanian

2 entries
  • tatuaj noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatua verb (to apply a tattoo)

Romansch

2 entries
  • tatuaziun noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovaziun noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Russian

4 entries
  • нако́лка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • тату́ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • татуи́рование noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • татуиро́вка noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Samoan

1 entries
  • tatau noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • tetoviranje noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • tetováža noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • тетова́жа noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovirati verb (to apply a tattoo)

Slovak

2 entries
  • tetovanie noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovať verb (to apply a tattoo)

Slovene

3 entries
  • tatu noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetovaža noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tetoviranje noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Spanish

4 entries
  • parada noun (military display or pageant)
  • retreta noun (signal)
  • tatuaje noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuar verb (to apply a tattoo)

Swedish

4 entries
  • tapto noun (signal)
  • tapto noun (military display or pageant)
  • tatuering noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tatuering noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • pika noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • tato noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Tahitian

1 entries
  • tatau noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Tajik

4 entries
  • вашм noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • вашмкунӣ noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • холкӯбӣ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • холкӯбӣ noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • tiggest noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Tetum

1 entries
  • tatuajen noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Thai

3 entries
  • การสัก noun (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface)
  • รอยสัก noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • สัก verb (to apply a tattoo)

Tongan

1 entries
  • tā-tatau noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Turkish

2 entries
  • dövme noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
  • dövme yapmak verb (to apply a tattoo)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • tatuirowka noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • барабанний дріб noun (signal)
  • вечірня зоря noun (signal)
  • військовий парад noun (military display or pageant)
  • тату́ noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Urdu

1 entries
  • گودنا noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • tatuirovka noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • xăm noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • טאַטויִרן verb (to apply a tattoo)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ǁáa noun (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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She has a tattoo of a lizard on her thigh.

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Do you have a tattoo?

Source: tatoeba (953190)

Would you ever consider getting a tattoo?

Source: tatoeba (954689)

Tom has a tattoo on his left arm.

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