malamute

See also: Malamute

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.

Pronunciation

Noun

malamute (plural malamutes)

  1. A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
    Synonym: Alaskan malamute

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: malamuutti
  • → Irish: malamútach
  • → Polish: malamut
  • → Portuguese: malamute
  • → Russian: маламу́т (malamút)
  • → Russian: malamute

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English malamute.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧mu‧te

Noun

malamute m (plural malamutes)

  1. malamute (dog breed)
    Synonym: malamute-do-alaska

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