Iroquois

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɔɪ/, /ˈɪɹəkɔɪ/
• (Canada) IPA: /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɑː/

Noun

Iroquois (plural Iroquois)

1. A member of a confederacy of (originally) five Native American (Indian) tribes: the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. Also known as the Iroquois League.
2. A kind of hairdo where both sides of the head are shaved, leaving only a stripe of hair in the middle.

Translations

• French: Iroquois
• German: Irokese
• Portuguese: iroquês, iroquesa
• Russian: ироке́з
• Spanish: iroqués

Proper noun

1. Any of the languages of the Iroquois, belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages.

Translations

• French: Iroquois
• German: irokesische Sprachen
• Portuguese: iroquês

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