mamelouk

French

Alternative forms

• mameluk

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَمْلُوك (mamlūk, “slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mam.luk/

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Noun

mamelouk m (plural mamelouks)

1. mameluke

Descendants

• → English: mameluke
• → Italian: mammalucco
• → Sicilian: mammaluccu

Adjective

mamelouk (feminine mamelouke, masculine plural mamelouks, feminine plural mameloukes)

1. (relational) mameluke

Further reading

• “mamelouk”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.