Etymology

malamute

mal·a·mute
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Today it means: A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog. Full definition →

Inupiaq malimiut
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malamute · noun1

  1. Inupiaq · borrowed frommalimiut
  2. English todaymalamute

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

Malamute · noun2

  1. Inupiaq · derived frommalimiut
  2. English todayMalamute

From Inupiaq malimiut.

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