ute
noun
a utility vehicle.
ute
1 American
[yoot]
/ yut /
noun
Ute
2
American
[yoot]
/ yut /
noun
Utes
plural
-
a member of an American Indian people of Utah and W Colorado.
-
a dialect or group of dialects of the Uto-Aztecan language shared by the Utes and Southern Paiutes.
Ute
1
British
/ ˈjuːtɪ, juːt /
noun
-
a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs
-
the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family
ute
2
British
/ juːt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of ute
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The only abuse was a rude word shouted by the driver of a passing ute.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
The Japanese automaker proclaimed that the RAV4-sized ute would get around 300 miles of range.
From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2022
Their children Stirling, 11, Ella, 8 and Grace, 6 jump out of the ute and kick around the dust and cow pats as their cattle mill around the water troughs.
From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2018
As Australia rose to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, feeding and clothing a Europe recovering from World War 2, the vehicle it drove was the Holden ute.
From Reuters • Dec. 24, 2013
Eall werod th�s folces w�s ute gebiddende on th�re offrunge timan.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William
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