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malamute

Pronunciation: /ˈmaləmjuːt/

(also malemute)
Definition of malamute

noun

  • a powerful dog of a breed with a thick, grey coat, bred by the Inuit and used to pull sledges.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Inuit malimiut, the name of a people of western Alaska, who developed the breed

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