Phrase guide

Alaskan Malamute

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A relatively large breed of sled dog, sometimes mistaken for the Siberian Husky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

breed of sled dog developed in Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: malamute, malemute

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sled dog, sledge dog

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: аляскінскі маламут (aljaskinski malamut) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Bulgarian: аляски маламут (aljaski malamut) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Catalan: malamut d'Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿拉斯加馬拉穆 /阿拉斯加马拉穆 (Ālāsījiā mǎlāmù) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Czech: aljašský malamut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Estonian: Alaska malamuut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Finnish: alaskanmalamuutti — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • French: malamute de l’Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Hungarian: alaszkai malamut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Indonesian: malamut Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Irish: malamútach Alascach — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Italian: malamute di Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Japanese: アラスカン・マラミュート (arasukan maramyūto) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Korean: 알래스칸 맬러뮤트 (allaeseukan maelleomyuteu) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Lithuanian: Aliaskos malamutas — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Malay: malamut Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Portuguese: malamute do Alasca — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Romanian: malamut de Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Russian: аляскинский маламут (aljaskinskij malamut) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Serbo-Croatian: aljaski malamut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Slovak: aljašský malamut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Slovene: aljaški malamut — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Spanish: malamute de Alaska — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Turkish: Alaska malamutu — Alaskan Malamute sled dog
  • Ukrainian: аляскинський маламут (aljaskynsʹkyj malamut) — Alaskan Malamute sled dog