MOHICAN


Meaning of MOHICAN in English

/ məʊˈhiːkən; NAmE moʊ-/ ( especially BrE ) (also Mo·hawk especially in NAmE / ˈməʊhɔːk; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/) noun

a way of cutting the hair in which the head is shaved except for a strip of hair in the middle that is sometimes made to stick up

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: mistakenly associated with the American Indian people.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.