ute

¹ American  

[yoot] / yut /

noun

1. Informal. a utility vehicle.

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Ute ² American  

[yoot] / yut /

noun

plural

Utes,

plural

Ute

1. a member of an American Indian people of Utah and W Colorado.

2. a dialect or group of dialects of the Uto-Aztecan language shared by the Utes and Southern Paiutes.

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Ute ¹ British  

/ ˈjuːtɪ, juːt /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

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ute ² British  

/ juːt /

noun

1. informal short for utility

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Etymology

Origin of ute

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The only abuse was a rude word shouted by the driver of a passing ute.

From BBC

Visitors there learn about Ute culture in a far less crowded and more natural, intimate setting than a national park.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, chief prosecutor Ute Lindemann described Brückner as a "dangerous, psychopathic sadist" and said he should be placed in preventive detention after serving his sentence.

From BBC

The research group headed by Professor Dr Ute Armbruster from the Institute of Molecular Photosynthesis at HHU is examining this process from a range of perspectives.

From Science Daily

Likewise, members of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe in White Mesa, Utah have protested against uranium mines they say have contaminated local groundwater, air and even wildlife.

From Salon