mameluke

Meaning

1. (derogatory, slang) A fool.
2. (alt-of, rare) Alternative letter-case form of Mameluke.

Synonyms

Mameluke

mamaluke

mameluk

Translations

mamelouk

mameluco

Mamluk

μαμελούκος

mamelucco

mameluk

mameloc

mameluco

mameluc

memlûk

Mameluck

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaməluːk/

Etymology

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”).