/ dʒuːt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] fibres (= thin threads) from a plant, also called jute , used for making rope and rough cloth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Bengali jhūṭo matted hair, from Prakrit (an ancient Indian language) juṣṭi .
/ dʒuːt; NAmE / noun
[ U ] fibres (= thin threads) from a plant, also called jute , used for making rope and rough cloth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Bengali jhūṭo matted hair, from Prakrit (an ancient Indian language) juṣṭi .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005