Malamute meaning

mălə-myo͝ot

A ancient northern breed of dog of the husky type, particularly used as a sled dog.

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An Alaskan malamute.

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A member of an Inupiak people who live in western Alaska and are known for breeding malamute dogs.

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Origin of malamute

Short for malamute dog from Inupiaq Malimiut name of a subgroup of the Inupiaq

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
So called because the dogs were bred by the Malamute people of western Alaska (see). The people's name derives from Inupiak malimiut).

From Wiktionary
From Inupiak malimiut).

From Wiktionary