Mohawk
A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in…A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
» The barber gave Mary a mohawk.
Парикмахер сделал Мэри ирокез.
Meaning
3 sensesA member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
мохокmoxok, могаукmogauk, мохавкmoxavk
a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
Irokesenschnitt, Iro
ироке́зirokéz
іроке́зirokéz
(historical)A member of a gang (the Mohocks) that terrorized London in the early 18th century.
Examples
5 sentencesThe barber gave Mary a mohawk.
ruПарикмахер сделал Мэри ирокез. — Wezel
Tom wanted to get a mohawk.
Ziri came out of the hair salon with a blue mohawk.
People with Mohawk haircuts frighten me!
Люди з зачіскою "ірокез" лякають мене. — ChickenKiev
ruМеня пугают люди с причёской «Ирокез»! — afyodor
Stefan had a green Mohawk.
Translations
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Origin
From Dutch Mohawk.From Dutch Mohawk.
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Forms
plural: Mohawks / MohawkSynonyms
5 synonyms- haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp:mohawk haircut
- the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk:Mohawk language
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular