malamute

or mal·e·mute

[mal-uh-myoot]

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

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Historical Examples of malamute

The day following his arrival, he had set out for Malamute with a hired outfit.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel
Marvin Dana
Jim Maxwell, in truth, was wondering as to his exact purpose in going to Malamute.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel
Marvin Dana
There was never animal better adapted to environment than the malamute dog.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled
Hudson Stuck
The malamute is affectionate and faithful and likes to be made a pet of, but he is very jealous and an incorrigible fighter.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled
Hudson Stuck
He had driven his dogs often to Malamute, and knew the ways by which the fugitives might gain advantage over their pursuers.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel
Marvin Dana

British Dictionary definitions for malamute

malamute

malemute

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

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Word Origin and History for malamute

also malemute, Eskimo dog, 1874, from name of Alaska Eskimo tribe in northwestern Alaska that developed the breed. The native form is malimiut.