Standard Lemma guide

ute

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈjuːt/
  • rhymes with -uːt
  • yo͞ot
  • /juːt/
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1

name

Meaning 1

The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: Shoshonean, Shoshonean language, Shoshonian, Shoshonian language

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Shoshone, Shoshoni

History

Etymology

From Utah, from Spanish Yuta, of Pueblo and/or Apache origin.

Clipping of utility vehicle, originating from the 1930s term coupé utility.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Navajo: Nóódaʼí bizaad — language
  • Russian: юте (jute) — language
  • Navajo: Nóódaʼí — people