- malamute
- malamute also malemute, Eskimo dog, 1874, from name of Alaska Eskimo tribe in northwestern Alaska that developed the breed. The native form is malimiut.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
malamute
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malamute — ☆ malamute [mal′ə myo͞ot΄ ] n. [< Malemute, name of an Eskimo tribe] ALASKAN MALAMUTE … English World dictionary
Malamute — Alaskan Malamute Alaskan Malamute … Wikipédia en Français
malamute — {{＃}}{{LM M42860}}{{〓}} {{［}}malamute{{］}} ‹ma·la·mu·te› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} → {{↑}}perro Alaska malamute{{↓}} … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
malamute — also malemute noun Etymology: Malemute, an Inupiat of the Kotzebue Sound area, Alaska, from Inupiat malimiut Date: 1898 a sled dog of northern North America; especially Alaskan malamute … New Collegiate Dictionary
malamute — /mal euh myooht /, n. (sometimes cap.) See Alaskan malamute. Also, malemute. [1895 1900; < Inupiaq malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, W Alaska, who bred such dogs] * * * … Universalium
malamute — mælÉ™mjuËt n. Alaskan malamute, large Alaskan breed of dog often used to pull sleds … English contemporary dictionary
malamute — mal•a•mute or mal•e•mute [[t]ˈmæl əˌmyut[/t]] n. dch Alaskan malamute • Etymology: 1895–1900; < Inupiaq malimiut … From formal English to slang
malamute — /ˈmæləmut/ (say maluhmooht) noun an Arctic sled dog, noted for its strength and endurance. Also, Alaskan malamute. {named after the Inuit Mahlemut people who developed the breed} …
Malamute d'Alaska — Alaskan Malamute Alaskan Malamute … Wikipédia en Français
Malamute de l'Alaska — Alaskan Malamute Alaskan Malamute … Wikipédia en Français
