malamute

or mal·e·mute

[ mal-uh-myoot ]
/ ˈmæl əˌmyut /

noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

Alaskan malamute.

Origin of malamute

First recorded in 1895–1900, malamute is from the Inupiaq word malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, W Alaska, who bred such dogs

Words nearby malamute

malaise, malakal, malalignment, malam, malamud, malamute, malan, malanders, malang, malanga, malanje

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British Dictionary definitions for malamute

malamute

malemute

/ (ˈmæləˌmuːt) /

noun

an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat

Word Origin for malamute

from the name of an Inuit tribe