Mo·hawk
noun/ˈməʊhɔːk/
/ˈməʊhɔːk/
(plural Mohawk, Mohawks)
- a member of a native North American people, many of whom live in New York State and Canada
北美原住民的成员,其中许多人居住在纽约州和加拿大 CultureThe Mohawks were part of the Iroquois League, and tradition says that Hiawatha was their leader. They originally lived in New York State in the Mohawk Valley along the Mohawk River, and they helped the British during the American Revolution. Mohawk people are known for their work in the construction industry, particularly on iron structures such as bridges and skyscrapers (= very tall buildings) in New York City. - (especially North American English) (also Mohican especially in British English)a way of cutting the hair in which it is removed from the head by shaving except for a narrow area of hair in the middle that is sometimes made to stick up
莫霍克族(Mohawk):一种通过剃刮将头发从头上去除的剪发方法,中间的一小段区域的头发有时会粘在一起
Word Originfrom Narragansett mohowawog, literally ‘maneaters’. Narragansett is an extinct Algonquian language.