noun
Mohawk
MOH-hawk
noun
1
A member of the Mohawk people, one of the Iroquois nations of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in New York.
"The Mohawk have lived in the region for many centuries."
2
A hairstyle with the sides shaved and a strip of hair left standing up along the middle of the head.
"He dyed his mohawk bright green for the concert."
How to Use Mohawk
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the Native American nation of that name, or the punk-associated shaved-sides hairstyle named after warriors who wore their hair that way.
Word Forms
Mohawks plural, Mohawk plural, "Mohawks" in all other senses plural
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Etymology
From a Dutch rendering of an Algonquian name for the Mohawk people; the Mohawk's own name for themselves is Kanienʼkehá:ka.