jute

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ), from Sanskrit जूट (jūṭa, “twisted hair”), from Prakrit जुष्टि (juṣṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

Noun

jute (uncountable)

1. The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plant, Corchorus olitorius, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
2. The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

Verb

jute

1. first-person singular present indicative of juter
2. third-person singular present indicative of juter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of juter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of juter
5. second-person singular imperative of juter

Anagrams

• téju

Noun

jute f

1. plural of juta

Participle

jūte

1. vocative masculine singular of jūtus