Iroquois

== English == === Etymology === Attested in American English since the 1660s, from French Iroquois, Hiroquois (attested since the early 1600s). The ultimate origin is uncertain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɔɪ/, /ˈɪɹ.ə.kɔɪ/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹ.ə.kwɑː/ === Noun === Iroquois (plural Iroquois) A member of a confederacy of (originally) five Native American (Indian) tribes: the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas. Synonym: Iroquese (obsolete) A kind of hairdo where both sides of the head are shaved, leaving only a stripe of hair in the middle. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Iroquois Any of the languages of the Iroquois, belonging to the Iroquoian family of languages. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Iroquois Of or pertaining to the Iroquois confederacy, its people, language, or culture. Synonym: Iroquese (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === See also === === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ʁɔ.kwa/ === Proper noun === Iroquois m (invariable, feminine Iroquoise) Iroquois (person) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: iroquès → Czech: Irokéz → Dutch: Irokees → English: Iroquois, Iroquese → German: Irokese → Italian: irochese → Polish: Irokez → Portuguese: iroquês → Romanian: irochez → Russian: ироке́з (irokéz)→ Azerbaijani: irokez→ Uzbek: irokez → Spanish: iroqués → Turkish: İrokua