Meaning
A tote bag.
Etymology
Origin: Old Norse
Possibly from Middle Low German tûte, tǖte (“horn, conical paper bag”), whence also German Tute (“horn, bugle”) and German Tüte (“bag, paper bag”). Compare also Scots tout (“drinking vessel”), Saterland Frisian Tüütje (“paper bag”), West Frisian tút (“spout, toot, kiss”), Dutch tuit (“horn, spout, nozzle”), Danish tud (“spout, nozzle”), Faroese strútur (“spout”), Icelandic stútur (“spout”), Norwegian and Swedish tut (“spout”), Old Norse tútna (“to be blown up”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tut(t)- (“to stick out, protrude”). Alternatively, from a Bantu language; compare Kongo tota (“to pick up”), Kimbundu tuta (“to carry, load”), Swahili tuta (“to pile, carry”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 38 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-10EBFLOTU
- 2026-06-18TDEFIOX
- 2026-06-11EGLMOTY
- 2026-06-08EBCDJOT
- 2026-06-06OEILNTW
- 2026-03-30TBELNOV
- 2026-01-29TEOHGLY
- 2025-11-02TEOPFIG
- 2025-10-15OCEIJNT
- 2025-09-28ODTVNIE
- 2025-09-14OAEPHTD
- 2025-08-19OETMINZ
+26 earlier appearances in the archive.