Mohawk

noun

Mo·​hawk ˈmō-ˌhȯk 

1

plural Mohawk or Mohawks : a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Mohawk River valley in New York

2

: the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people

3

or less commonly mohawk plural Mohawks also 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 an Indigenous people of the Mohawk River valley in New York state

2

: the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people

3

: a hairstyle with a narrow center strip of usually upright hair and the sides of the head shaved

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