Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mameluke

/ˈmæməˌluk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
mam-e-luke
IPA
/ˈmæməˌluk/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fool.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Mameluke.

noun

A member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers, mainly from the Eurasian steppe or the Caucasus; in particular, those who formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria from 1260 until 1516.

noun

One who supports someone or something blindly or slavishly; specifically, one who supports the Roman Catholic Church in this manner.

Derogatory

noun

A slave (especially one who is a white European) in a Middle Eastern Muslim country.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: م ل ك, mameluc, mamelu, مَمْلُوك

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmæməˌluk/
  • British English: /ˈmamɪl(j)uːk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

mameluke Mamelukedom Mamelukery

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Questions

How do you pronounce mameluke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæməˌluk/.
What does mameluke mean?
A fool.
Where does mameluke come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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