ute
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• noun
Australian A utility vehicle or pickup truck with an enclosed passenger cab at the front and an open cargo tray at the rear, widely used in Australia and New Zealand.
"The farmer loaded the sacks of feed into the back of his ute before driving out to the pasture."
American A member of an Indigenous people native to the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions of Utah and Colorado (capitalized as Ute).
"The museum exhibit highlights the traditional beadwork and history of the Ute people."
American The Southern Numic language of the Uto-Aztecan family spoken by the Ute people (capitalized as Ute).
"Linguists worked closely with tribal elders to document and preserve the Ute language."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a vehicle, shortened from 'utility vehicle' in Australian and New Zealand English during the 1940s. As a proper noun (capitalized 'Ute'), derived from Spanish 'Yuta', from a self-designation of the Ute people of the American Southwest.