malemute

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mal′ə myo̅o̅t′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mal•e•mute  (mal′ə myo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
  1. Dog and Cat BreedsSee Alaskan malamute. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
malemute / ˈmæləˌmuːt/
  1. a variant spelling of malamute
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mal•a•mute  (mal′ə myo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes cap.)
  1. See Alaskan malamute. 
Also, malemute. 
  • Inupiaq malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, west, western Alaska, who bred such dogs
  • 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
malamute, malemute / ˈmæləˌmuːt/
  1. an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat
Etymology: from the name of an Inuit tribe
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