malamute

American  

[mal-uh-myoot] / ˈmæl əˌmjut /

Or malemute

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. Alaskan malamute.

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malamute British  

/ ˈmæləˌmuːt /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Kitt Swanson's Alaskan malamute, Kiyiyah, rests on the floor of Swanson's garage in Camanche, Iowa.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023

Carucci adopted Larry, a German shepherd, malamute, gray wolf and chow mix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

Loki, an Alaskan malamute dog in Ontario, Canada, did not have his usual Royal Canin kibble in the food bowl.

From Reuters • Jul. 29, 2021

Two sources reportedly inspired Han Solo’s sidekick, Chewbacca, the bellowing, menacing but ultimately cuddly seven-foot-plus Wookiee: Lucas’s Alaskan malamute and Madagascan lemurs.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2018

Sky, who had some malamute and husky blood in her, was dependable.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell