shute

See also: Shute

English

Noun

shute (plural shutes)

1. Alternative form of chute.
2. Alternative form of shoot.
3. (Southern England, especially in place names) A steep road through a cleft in a hill.

References

• “shute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Uthes, euths, sueth, useth

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃute/ [ˈʃu.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ute
• Syllabification: shu‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mayan shute.

Noun

shute m (plural shutes)

1. (El Salvador) alternative spelling of chucte (tree and its fruit)
2. (vulgar, El Salvador) penis
3. (vulgar, Guatemala) buttocks
4. (vulgar, Guatemala) spike

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shoot

Adjective

shute m or f (masculine and feminine plural shutes)

1. (vulgar, Guatemala) meddlesome

   Synonym: (El Salvador) chute

Further reading

• “shute”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010