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malamute

Syllables: mal·a·muteUK/ˈmæ.ləˌmjuːt/US/ˈmæ.ləˌmut/

malamute noun: a breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.

malamute: a breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog
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Noun (1)

malamute (plural malamutes)

  1. A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.

Noun (2) capitalized: Malamute

Malamute

  1. A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.

Synonyms of malamute

Forms of malamute

pluralmalamutes
alternative formMalamute
alternative uncommonmalemute

Origin of malamute

Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.

From Inupiaq malimiut.

Words formed from malamute

Questions about malamute

What does malamute mean?
Malamute means a breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
What part of speech is malamute?
Malamute is a noun.
How do you pronounce malamute?
Malamute is pronounced /ˈmæ.ləˌmjuːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of malamute?
The plural of malamute is malamutes.

Words near malamute in the dictionary

  1. malamides
  2. Malamodao
  3. Malampa
  4. Malamud
  5. Malamudian
  6. malamute
  7. malamutes
  8. Malamuthan
  9. Malan
  10. Malan syndrome
  11. Maland

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