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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bute

/bjˈut/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
bute
IPA
/bjˈut/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Phenylbutazone.

Informal; Uncountable

name

Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries

name

An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

name

A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran

name

A Scottish marquisate.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From its middle syllable.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Butes (plural)

Derived Forms

Butetown

Phrases

Argyll and Bute Mount Bute Kyles of Bute

Rhymes With

shoot suit route cute fruit root dispute boot pursuit acute recruit salute

Questions

How do you pronounce bute?
The recorded pronunciation is /bjˈut/.
What does bute mean?
Phenylbutazone.
Where does bute come from?
From its middle syllable.

How to pronounce bute

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