English Explanatory Dictionary

yote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pour water on; pour in.
  2. To steep.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of coyote.
verb
  1. simple past of yete
verb
  1. simple past of yeet

Pronunciation

/ˈjəʊt/ /ˈjəʊti/ /ˈjoʊt/

Word forms

yote yotes yoting yoted

Etymology

From Middle English yoten, yeten (“to pour”), from Old English ġēotan (“to pour”), from Proto-West Germanic *geutan, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną (“to pour”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (“to pour”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian joote (“to pour”), West Frisian jitte (“to pour”), Dutch gieten (“to pour”), German gießen (“to pour”), Danish gyde (“to pour”). Related to gush, geyser.

Related words

ingot
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