tattoo

noun
UK /təˈtuː/
US /tæˈtuː/

A tattoo is a picture or design drawn on your skin with ink that stays there.

She got a small star tattoo on her wrist.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A drumbeat or signal sounded to call soldiers back to camp.

The drummer played the evening tattoo.

3. A military show with music and marching performed at night.

We watched the military tattoo at the festival.

4. To mark the skin with a permanent picture using ink and a needle.

He decided to tattoo a dragon on his arm.