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

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

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

Mid ham is muruhðe moniuold wið ute teone ⁊ treie.

From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph