yute

English

Noun

yute (plural yutes)

(Jamaican Patois, MLE, MTE, derogatory, slang) A youth, a young person, often a young black person.
- 2021, Norf Face (lyrics and music), “Baitest Sound”:
  you know I got something for a paigon yute (skang)
  Hmm, I'm very important
  So I never beg endorsement

Derived terms

wasteyute

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝute/ [ˈɟ͡ʝu.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃute/ [ˈʃu.t̪e]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒute/ [ˈʒu.t̪e]

Rhymes: -ute
Syllabification: yu‧te

Noun

yute m (plural yutes)

jute

Further reading

“yute”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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