Jute Definition

jo͝ot
noun
A strong, glossy fiber used for making burlap, sacks, mats, rope, etc.
Webster's New World
Either of two S Asian plants (Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius) of the linden family, which yield this fiber.
Webster's New World
The fiber obtained from these plants.
American Heritage
A member of an ancient Germanic people that lived in Jutland: Jutes invaded SE England in the 5th cent. a.d., settling in what became Kent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jute

Noun

Singular:
jute
Plural:
jutes

Origin of Jute

  • From Middle English Jutes the Jutes from Medieval Latin Iutae from Old English Iotas, Iutan Old English Gēat Geat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin plural Jutae, Juti (in Bede), corresponding to Old English Ēotas, Īotas. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *eutaz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Bengali jhuṭo from Sanskrit jūṭaḥ twisted hair probably of Dravidian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Bengali, from Sanskrit.

    From Wiktionary

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