mameluke
mam·e·luke/ˈmæməˌluk/noun
mameluke is spelled M-A-M-E-L-U-K-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (mam·e·luke). It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, mameluke means “A fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mameluke is mamelukes.
How many letters and syllables are in mameluke?
| Letters | 8: M-A-M-E-L-U-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mam·e·luke |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mameluke?
Mameluke appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mameluke?
- UK /ˈmamɪl(j)uːk/
- US /ˈmæməˌluk/
Mameluke has 3 syllables, split mam·e·luke in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mameluke.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mameluke
- mamelukes plural
- mamaluke
- mameluk
- mamluk
- mamluke
- mammaluke
- memlook
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mameluke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA fool.
- 2
rareAlternative letter-case form of Mameluke.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
derogatoryOne who supports someone or something blindly or slavishly; specifically, one who supports the Roman Catholic Church in this manner.
- 3
obsoleteA slave (especially one who is a white European) in a Middle Eastern Muslim country.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mameluke in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by fre:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mameluke come from?
Sense 1 (“fool”) is probably derived from Mameluke (“member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers; one who supports someone or something blindly or slavishly”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).