Meanings
malamute1
plural malamutes · alternative Malamute · alternative uncommon malemute
- A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
Synonyms: Alaskan Malamute
Malamute2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog.
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Origin
malamute · noun
- Inupiaqmalimiut
- Englishmalamute
Borrowed from Inupiaq malimiut, so called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska. First attested in 1884.
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Full word history & related roots →Malamute · noun
- Inupiaqmalimiut
- EnglishMalamute
From Inupiaq malimiut.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish malamuutti, alaskanmalamuutti
- malamuuttidog breed
- alaskanmalamuuttidog breed
French malamute, malamute de l'Alaska
- malamutedog breed
- malamute de l'Alaskadog breed
Irish malamútach
- malamútachdog breed
Polish malamut
- malamutdog breed
Russian аля́скинский маламу́т
- аля́скинский маламу́т (aljáskinskij malamút)dog breed
Spanish malamute de Alaska
- malamute de Alaskadog breed
Cite this entry
malamute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malamute
“malamute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malamute. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malamute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malamute.
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