Ute
//juːt// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck. Australia, New-Zealand
"The Reverend John Flynn, a man of simple tastes, was always recognisable in the outback, dressed in a suit, driving an old ute and puffing on a pipe."
- 2 A member of a Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
- 3 the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes wordnet
- 4 a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Example
More examples"The Reverend John Flynn, a man of simple tastes, was always recognisable in the outback, dressed in a suit, driving an old ute and puffing on a pipe."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Clipping of utility vehicle, originating from the 1930s term coupé utility.
Etymology 2
From Utah, from Spanish Yuta, of Pueblo and/or Apache origin.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.