jutedʒut(n.)

1. a strong, coarse fiber used for making burlap, gunny, cordage, etc., obtained from two East Indian plants, Corchorus capsularis and C. olitorius, of the linden family.

   Category: Plants, Textiles

2. either of these plants.

   Category: Plants

Origin of jute:

1740–50; < Bengali jhuṭo

jute′like`(adj.)

Jutedʒut(n.)

1. a member of a Germanic people that invaded Britain in the 5th century a.d., settling mainly in Kent.

   Category: Peoples

Jut′ish(adj.)