Main Entry: Mo·hawk

Pronunciation: \ˈmō-ˌhȯk\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Mohawk or Mohawks

Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett or Massachusett Mohowawog Mohawk, literally, cannibal

Date: 1634

1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Mohawk River valley, New York
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