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malamute

mal·a·mute
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-uh-myoot]
    • /ˈmæl əˌmyut/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mal-uh-myoot]
    • /ˈmæl əˌmyut/

Definitions of malamute word

  • noun malamute Alaskan malamute. 1
  • noun malamute A ancient northern breed of dog of the husky type, particularly used as a sled dog. 1
  • noun malamute Alaskan husky-like dog 1
  • noun malamute an Alaskan sled dog of the spitz type, having a dense usually greyish coat 0
  • noun malamute Alaskan malamute 0

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Origin of malamute

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900, malamute is from the Inupiaq word malimiut name for local groups of Inupiaq of the Kotzebue Sound region, W Alaska, who bred such dogs

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Parts of speech for Malamute

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preposition
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determiner
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malamute popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

malamute usage trend in Literature

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