jute Syllabification: (jute)Pronunciation: /jo͞ot/Translate jute | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of jute noun 1rough fiber made from the stems of a tropical Old World plant, used for making twine and rope or woven into sacking or matting. 2the herbaceous plant that is cultivated for jute fiber, with edible young shoots. Genus Corchorus, family Tiliaceae: several species, in particular C. capsularis of China and C. olitorius of India used in names of other plants that yield fiber, e.g., Chinese jute. Origin: mid 18th century: from Bengali jhūṭo, from Prakrit juṣṭijute in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of jute in the British & World English dictionary
