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bute¹

Where it comes from

From its middle syllable.

noun

  1. informal, uncountable Phenylbutazone.

Bute²

proper noun

  1. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries
  2. An island in the Firth of Clyde, and part of Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
  3. A former county of Scotland, comprising the islands of Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes, also called Buteshire and Bute and Arran
  4. A Scottish marquisate.

Bute³

Where it comes from

Perhaps a variant of Butt.

proper noun Butes

  1. A surname.

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MLA

"bute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bute. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bute. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bute

Chicago

"bute." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bute.

BibTeX
@misc{bute_2026,
  title = {bute},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bute},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}