Mohawk Meaning
/ˈmoʊhɔːk/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative letter-case form of Mohawk.
nounA 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.
Sentence Examples
People with Mohawk haircuts frighten me!
The barber gave Mary a mohawk.
Ziri came out of the hair salon with a blue mohawk.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The punk rocker wore a bright ____ that stuck up in the middle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lead singer of the punk rock band recently dyed his tall ____ hairstyle a bright, eye-catching neon pink color.
Word Origin & History
From Dutch Mohawk. An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenkehaka).
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The punk rocker wore a bright ____ that stuck up in the middle.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The lead singer of the punk rock band recently dyed his tall ____ hairstyle a bright, eye-catching neon pink color.