ute

[ yoot ]

noun
  1. Informal. a utility vehicle.

Origin of ute

1
First recorded in 1940–45

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Other definitions for Ute (2 of 2)

Ute
[ yoot ]

noun,plural Utes, (especially collectively) 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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British Dictionary definitions for ute (1 of 2)

ute

/ (juːt) /


noun
  1. Australian and NZ informal short for utility (def. 6)

British Dictionary definitions for Ute (2 of 2)

Ute

/ (juːt, ˈjuːtɪ) /


noun
  1. plural Utes or Ute 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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