jute

CEFRC1

/d͡ʒuːt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong plant fiber used to make rope, bags, and cloth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A member of the Germanic tribe that existed in modern-day Denmark that invaded England about the same time as the Angles and the Saxons in the beginning of the Middle Ages, but were eventually integrated by the time of the Norman Conquest.

Examples

  • Jute was used to make the rope.

  • The jute bag was durable and eco-friendly.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The plants from which this fibre is obtained.

  2. The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

More examples

In context

  • They packed the coffee beans in strong jute bags.

  • No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The bag was made of blank, a natural fiber often used for making ropes.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ). Likely related to Ukrainian джгут (džhut) and Russian жгут (žgut).