chute1
Syllabification: (chute)
Pronunciation: /SHo͞ot/
(also shoot)
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noun
- short for chute-the-chute.
Origin:
early 19th century: from French, 'fall' (of water or rocks), from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir 'to fall', from Latin cadere; influenced by shoot