Mohawk

Mo·hawk

noun \ˈmō-ˌhȯk\

plural Mohawk or Mohawks

Definition of MOHAWK

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

Origin of MOHAWK

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

First Known Use: 1634