hut

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noun

ˈhət How to pronounce hut (audio)
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: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
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: a simple shelter from the elements
hut verb

hut

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interjection

ˈhət How to pronounce hut (audio) ˈhəp How to pronounce hut (audio)
—used to mark a marching cadence

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Noun smoke rose from a fisherman's hut on the shore of the lake
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Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 The best Airbnbs in the Dolomites are similarly varied, from remote huts tucked into wildflower meadows to working farms with their own cheese dairies and centuries-old homes surrounded by vineyards. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026 The boy was spotted sitting on his own at a hut about 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level – slightly more than halfway up the country’s tallest mountain – by a worker on Thursday, according to CNN’s affiliate TV Asahi. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 The Triglav Lodge, Slovenia's highest-altitude guest hut at an elevation of 2,515 meters (8,251 feet), is using paper plates this summer to save water on dishes. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hut

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to Old English hȳd skin, hide

Interjection

probably alteration of hep entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Interjection

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hut was in 1655

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hut

noun
ˈhət
: a small and often temporary dwelling or shelter : shack
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