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mamaluke

mamaluke is the alternative spelling of mameluke.

Meaning of mameluke

Noun

mameluke (plural mamelukes)

  1. (derogatory, slang, US (Italian-American)) A fool.
    • Kabikov: “Hey, I’m setting a mood.” Mad Sal: “I’ll mood you, you mameluke.2010 June 3, James Ellroy, American Tabloid

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Noun capitalized: Mamaluke

Mamaluke (plural Mamalukes)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Mameluke.
    • The King our maſter hath ſent a decree and certaine ſtatutes touching the good gouernment and orders to be executed and kept in thoſe Indian townes; and that vpon ſight hereof I ſhall preſently baniſh all the Mamalukes and white men which dwell in any of thoſe Indian townes with all ſpeede, […]1597, Feliciano Cieça de Corvalho, “A Speciall Letter Written from Feliciano Cieça de Carvalsho the Gouernour of Paraina in the Most Northerne Part of Brasil, 1597. to Philip the Second King of...

Forms of mamaluke

pluralmamalukes
pluralMamalukes

Questions about mamaluke

What is mamaluke the alternative spelling of?
Mamaluke is the alternative spelling of mameluke.
What part of speech is mamaluke?
Mamaluke is a noun.
What is the plural of mamaluke?
The plural of mamaluke is mamalukes.

Words near mamaluke in the dictionary

  1. Mamala
  2. mamaliga
  3. mamallothalamic
  4. mamaloi
  5. mamalois
  6. mamaluke
  7. mamalukes
  8. mamalyga
  9. Mamangam
  10. Mamani
  11. mamanpian

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