Meanings
jute1
nounjute (countable and uncountable, plural jutes)
plural jutes
- countableuncountableThe coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
Jute is the second most widely used fiber after cotton. You might know it best as the fiber used to make burlap sacks, but it's also used to make twine for baling hay and a thousand other things.
2014, Theodore Gray, photography by Nick Mann, Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, 2018 Paperback Edition, page 119 - countableuncountableThe plants from which this fibre is obtained.
Jute2
nounJute (plural Jutes)
plural Jutes
- A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated by the time of the Norman Conquest.
No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40
Origin
jute · noun
- Bengaliঝুট
- Englishjute
Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ). Likely related to Ukrainian джгут (džhut) and Russian жгут (žgut).
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Full word history & related roots →Jute · noun
- Medieval LatinJutae
- Proto-Germanic*eutaz
- Proto-West Germanic*eut
- Old EnglishĒotas
- EnglishJute
From Latin plural Iuti, Iutae (in Bede), from Old English Ēotas. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *eut, from Proto-Germanic *eutaz, *eutaniz. The spelling was later influenced by Medieval Latin Jutae, Juti.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جوت
- جوت (jut)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Bengali পাট, ঝুট
- পাট (paṭ)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
- ঝুট (jhuṭ)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Bulgarian юта, юта
- юта (juta)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
- юта (juta)the plants from which this fibre is obtained
Catalan jute, jute
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutethe plants from which this fibre is obtained
- jutmember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Chinese Mandarin 黃麻 /黄麻
- 黃麻 /黄麻 (huángmá)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Czech juta, jutovník
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutovníkthe plants from which this fibre is obtained
Danish jute, jyde
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jydemember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Dutch jute, jute
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutethe plants from which this fibre is obtained
Esperanto juto
- jutofibre of Corchorus olitorius
Estonian džuut
- džuutfibre of Corchorus olitorius
Finnish juutti, juutti
- juuttifibre of Corchorus olitorius
- juuttithe plants from which this fibre is obtained
- juuttimember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
French jute
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
German Jute, Jute
- Jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- Jutethe plants from which this fibre is obtained
- Jütemember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
- Jütinmember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Greek ιούτη, γιούτα
- ιούτη (ioúti)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
- γιούτα (gioúta)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Hebrew יוּטָה
- יוּטָה (yúta)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Hindi जूट
- जूट (jūṭ)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Hungarian juta, jüt
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jütmember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Icelandic Jóti
- Jótimember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Indonesian jute
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
Irish siúit, siúit
- siúitfibre of Corchorus olitorius
- siúitthe plants from which this fibre is obtained
Italian juta, iuta
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- iutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- iutomember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Korean 황마포
- 황마포 (hwangmapo)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Latvian džuta
- džutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
Lithuanian džiutas
- džiutasfibre of Corchorus olitorius
Māori hutu, hipora
- hutufibre of Corchorus olitorius
- hiporafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- hututhe plants from which this fibre is obtained
Norwegian Bokmål jyde
- jydemember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Polish juta, juta
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutathe plants from which this fibre is obtained
- Jutmember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Portuguese juta, juto
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutomember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Punjabi ਪਟਸਨ
- ਪਟਸਨ (paṭsan)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Romanian iută, iută
- iutăfibre of Corchorus olitorius
- iutăthe plants from which this fibre is obtained
Russian джут, джут круглоплодный
- джут (džut)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
- джут круглоплодный (džut krugloplodnyj)the plants from which this fibre is obtained
- ют (jut)member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Slovak juta
- jutafibre of Corchorus olitorius
Spanish yute, juto
- yutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutomember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
- jutamember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Swedish jute, jute
- jutefibre of Corchorus olitorius
- jutemember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Tagalog saluyot
- saluyotfibre of Corchorus olitorius
Tamil சணல்
- சணல் (caṇal)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Thai ปอ, ปอ
- ปอ (bpɔɔ)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
- ปอ (bpɔɔ)the plants from which this fibre is obtained
Turkish jüt, Jüt
- jütfibre of Corchorus olitorius
- Jütmember of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark
Ukrainian джут
- джут (džut)fibre of Corchorus olitorius
Welsh jiwt
- jiwtfibre of Corchorus olitorius
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with jute
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Cite this entry
APA
jute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jute
MLA
“jute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jute. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jute,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jute.
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