n.
Pronunciation: ' m ō - ˌ ho ̇ k
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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