Mohawk
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mohawk in British English:
UK [ˈməʊhɔ:k]
How to pronounce Mohawk in American English:
US [ˈmoʊhɔk]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York state
- the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk people
Word Origin
- Mohawk
- North American Indian tribe name, Iroquoian, 1630s, Mohowawogs (plural), said to mean "they eat living things" in a southern New England Algonquian tongue, probably a reference to cannibalism. Compare Unami Delaware /muhuwe:yck/ "cannibal monsters." The people's name for themselves is kanye'keha:ka. Meaning "haircut style favored by punk rockers" is c. 1975, from fancied resemblance to hair style of the Indians in old illustrations. The style of cut earlier was called a Mohican (1960). Mohoc, Mohock, variant form of the word, was the name given 1711 to gangs of aristocratic London ruffians.
Example
- 1. Too bad your mohawk friend isn 't here , huh .
- 2. Magua became blood brother to the mohawk to become free .
- 3. His mohawk hairdo , multiple face piercings and leather pants make him probably the most eccentric lawyer in the world .
- 4. Several mohawk girls experienced signs of early puberty which coincided with higher levels of pcbs in their blood .
- 5. Tekawitha was a member of the mohawk tribe , sometimes known as lily of the mohawks .