mameluke

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmamɪl(j)uːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæməˌluk/ Hyphenation: mam‧e‧luke === Noun === mameluke (plural mamelukes) (US (Italian-American), derogatory, slang) A fool. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Mameluke. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === mameluke feminine singular of mameluk