"ute" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juːt/ Audio: en-au-ute.ogg Forms: utes [plural]
enPR: yo͞ot Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Clipping of utility vehicle. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|utility vehicle}} Clipping of utility vehicle Head templates: {{en-noun}} ute (plural utes)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck. Wikipedia link: Ute (vehicle) Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Vehicles Derived forms: sport ute Related terms: bakkie, dual cab, panel van, pick-up truck, pickup truck, station wagon, tilly Translations (small vehicle with a built-in open tray area for carrying goods): 皮卡車 /皮卡车 (píkǎchē) (Chinese Mandarin), lava-auto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ute-en-noun-iZV5ajJV Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, New Zealand English, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 27 1 0 23 3 10 1 3 10 1 2 0 17 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 1 0 18 2 13 0 2 13 0 2 0 22 2 0

Inflected forms

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