yute

English

Etymology

From youth.

Noun

yute (plural yutes)

  1. (Jamaica, MLE, MTE, derogatory, slang) A youth, a young person, often a young black person.
    • 2021, Norf Face, “Baitest Sound”:
      you know I got something for a paigon yute (skang)
      Hmm, I'm very important
      So I never beg endorsement
    • 2024, Ceechynaa, Peggy
      I got an Asian yute from West tryna pick me up in a Lambo truck

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ), possibly via Dutch jute.

Pronunciation

Noun

yutê (plural yute-yute)

  1. jute

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝute/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.t̪e] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃute/ [ˈʃu.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒute/ [ˈʒu.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ute
  • Syllabification: yu‧te

Noun

yute m (plural yutes)

  1. jute

Derived terms

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