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 • 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

So I finished my Puku Burger, got in a ute, drove back to Auckland, and jumped on a flight to Wellington.

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2017

The ute - short for utility vehicle - became ubiquitous in both Australia's countryside - the bush - and the suburbs, its pick-up style flat bed handy for transporting surfboards or sheep.

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