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Mahound

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈhaʊnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə hound, -ho̅o̅nd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ma•hound  (mə hound, -ho̅o̅nd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical[Archaic.]Muhammad.
  • Old French, short for Mahomet; -d by association with hound1
  • Middle English Mahun, Mahum 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Mahound /məˈhaʊnd; -ˈhuːnd/ n
  1. an archaic name for Muhammad
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French Mahun

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