JUTE


Meaning of JUTE in English

/ 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 .

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