jute
pronunciation
How to pronounce jute in British English:
UK [dʒu:t]
How to pronounce jute in American English:
US [dʒut]
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- Noun:
- a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
Word Origin
- jute (n.)
- plant fiber, 1746, from Bengali jhuto, from Sanskrit juta-s "twisted hair," related to jata "braid of hair," of unknown origin, probably from a non-Indo-European language.
- Jute
- Old English Eotas, one of the ancient Germanic inhabitants of Jutland in Denmark; traditionally they were said to have settled in Kent and Hampshire during the 5c. invasion of Britain. The name is related to Old Norse Iotar.
Example
- 1. Jute yarn , multiple ( folded ) or cabled .
- 2. All over the country fortunes were being made in textiles or related products . In dundee the product was jute , in paisley it was thread , in kirkcaldy carpets .
- 3. The devangas migrated generations ago from the south of india to work in west bengal 's jute mills .
- 4. We want to buy ready-made garments jute products .
- 5. The partitioning of india created two separate and autonomous jute economies .