malamute

or mal·e·mute

[ mal-uh-myoot ]

/ ˈmæl əˌmyut /

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noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

Alaskan malamute.

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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

malaguena, malaise, Malakal, malam, Malamud, malamute, Malan, malanders, Malang, malanga, Malanje

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How to use malamute in a sentence

The third dog of the team was Slasher, a gaunt, untamed malamute, red-eyed and vicious—a throwback to the wolf.
Connie Morgan in Alaska|James B. Hendryx
But mine are all fine little dogs, not as large as the malamute, but with more courage, spirit and intelligence.
Adventures in Alaska|Samuel Hall Young
Of these the Malamute is the largest, descended, as he is, from the great gray wolves of the Arctic regions.
Adventures in Alaska|Samuel Hall Young
I'd given you one of those malamute puppies if I could have spared him.
Alaska|Ella Higginson

There was never animal better adapted to environment than the malamute dog.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled|Hudson Stuck

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

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