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Added 9 October 2026

jute

/d͡ʒuːt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jute at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks.
A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons.

Origin

Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ). Likely related to Ukrainian джгут (džhut) and Russian жгут (žgut).

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