malamute

noun

mal·​a·​mute ˈma-lə-ˌmyüt How to pronounce malamute (audio)
-ˌmüt
variants or less commonly malemute
: a sled dog of northern North America
especially : alaskan malamute

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The dogs were huskies or malamutes because this research was part of a larger project looking at dogs and wolves. — Maggie Penman, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 For four weeks, the humans wore the devices on their wrists while the dogs, all huskies and malamutes with no health problems, wore them on their collars. — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The former reality star is raising malamute puppy Koda and German shepherd Meika. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026 This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for malamute

Word History

Etymology

Malemute, an Inupiat of the Kotzebue Sound area, Alaska, from Inupiat malimiut

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of malamute was in 1884

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malamute

noun
mal·​a·​mute
variants also malemute
ˈmal-ə-ˌmyüt
: a sled dog of northern North America
especially : alaskan malamute
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