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Main definitions of Mohican in English

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Mohican1

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noun

British

  • A mohawk hairstyle.

    ‘I was a nihilistic punk with a Mohican and a ring in my nose’
    • ‘a Mohican haircut’

Pronunciation

Mohican

/mōˈhēk(ə)n/ /moʊˈhik(ə)n/

Origin

1950s (as Mohican haircut): erroneously associated with the North American Indian people (see Mohican), from illustrations or film adaptations of James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. See also Huron.

Main definitions of Mohican in English

: Mohican1Mohican2

Mohican2

Translate Mohican into Spanish

nounplural noun Mohican, plural noun Mohicans

Pronunciation

Mohican

/mōˈhēk(ə)n/ /moʊˈhik(ə)n/

adjective

Pronunciation

Mohican

/mōˈhēk(ə)n/ /moʊˈhik(ə)n/