jute
Meaning
- The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
- The plants from which this fibre is obtained.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒuːt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali ঝুট (jhuṭ).
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