HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of tuan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. A brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa), endemic to Australia.
  2. Lord; master.
    South-Asia, obsolete

Examples

“"It gives you the Tuan touch. You learn to clap your hands to summon your coloured servants, instead of yelling...to drink stengahs, instead of plain whisky, to speak of lunch as tiffin...God help us!" He chuckled deeply.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See tuan used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course