Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Australia, New Zealand)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.

More definitions
  • the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes
  • a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico

Examples

2 sentences
  1. He drives a ute.

    deEr fährt einen Pickup. — Zaghawa

  2. Tom has a ute.

    deTom hat einen Pick-up. — Luiaard

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: utes
Singularute
Pluralutes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the Shoshonean language spoken by the Utes:Ute language

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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