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