"malamute" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæ.ləˌmjuːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmæ.ləˌmut/ [General-American] Forms: malamutes [plural], Malamute [alternative], malemute [alternative, uncommon]
Rhymes: -æləmjuːt Etymology: Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ik|malimiut}} Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, {{etydate|1884}} First attested in 1884 Head templates: {{en-noun}} malamute (plural malamutes)
  1. A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog. Synonyms: Alaskan Malamute Derived forms: Alaskan Malamute Translations (dog breed): malamuutti (Finnish), alaskanmalamuutti (Finnish), malamute [masculine] (French), malamute de l'Alaska [masculine] (French), malamútach [masculine] (Irish), malamut [masculine] (Polish), аля́скинский маламу́т (aljáskinskij malamút) [masculine] (Russian), malamute de Alaska (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "dog breed",
      "word": "malamute de Alaska"
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