mohawk

/ˈmoʊˌhɔk/
noun
  1. A hairstyle where the hair is shaved on the sides of the head, leaving a strip of longer hair from the front to the back in the middle.
    • He got a mohawk for the punk rock concert.
    • Her bright pink mohawk made her stand out in the crowd.
    • The barber carefully shaped the mohawk with clippers and scissors.
  2. A member of a Native American people originally from the Mohawk River valley in New York.
    • The Mohawk were part of the Iroquois Confederacy.
    • Many Mohawk people live in communities in New York and Canada.
    • She learned traditional Mohawk basket weaving from her grandmother.
  3. The Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk people.
    • She speaks Mohawk fluently and teaches it at the local school.
    • The word 'Mohawk' comes from the Mohawk language.
    • He is taking classes to learn Mohawk.