ute

[ yoot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Ute

[ yoot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, plural Utes, (especially collectively) Ute.

a member of an American Indian people of Utah and W Colorado.
a dialect or group of dialects of the Uto-Aztecan language shared by the Utes and Southern Paiutes.

Ute

/ ˈjuːtɪ; juːt /

UtesUte a member of a North American Indian people of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, related to the Aztecs
the language of this people, belonging to the Shoshonean subfamily of the Uto-Aztecan family

ute

/ juːt /

Origin of ute¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Soon after, while journeying on over an open plain, he once more heard the Ute on his trail.

Nu is riht enne we demen us seolf eauer unmihtie to werien to witen us oer ei god to halden wi ute godes helpe.

The post gets its water from the Ute Creek and water from this stream flows in a ditch completely around the parade.

A Ute who could speak Spanish accompanied it with the word blanco, as if recognizing that it required explanation.

They and their captain (Payne) you have heard more of in the Ute campaign.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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