Mohawk
noun
Mo·hawk ˈmō-ˌhȯk 
plural Mohawk or Mohawks
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the Mohawk River valley, New York
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people
3
or less commonly mohawk plural mohawks : a hairstyle with a narrow center strip of usually upright hair and the sides of the head shaved
Word History
Etymology
of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett or Massachusett Mohowawog Mohawk, literally, cannibal
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
Mohawk
noun
Mo·hawk ˈmō-ˌhȯk
plural Mohawk or Mohawks
1
: a member of a tribe of indigenous people of central New York
2
: the language of the Mohawk people
Geographical Definition
Mohawk
geographical name
Mo·hawk ˈmō-ˌhȯk
river 148 miles (238 kilometers) long in east central New York flowing east into the Hudson River
Mohawk
noun
as in shag
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- shag
- bob
- buzz cut
- trim
- crew cut
- ponytail
- bun
- braid
- pug
- pigtail
- beehive
- crop
- French twist
- pageboy
- shingle
- updo
- big hair
- fade
- chignon
- pompadour
- plait
- haircut
- hairdo
- perm
- permanent
- upsweep
- conk
- coiffure
- hairstyle
- queue
- ducktail
- roach
- comb-over
- cut
- do