Explanation: "a sometimes brightly coloured hairstyle, often worn in punk fashion, in which the hair is removed from the sides of the head and a central strip is made to point out from the head" in Cambridge.org
Indeed "Mohican" in UK English! I couldn't work out why mohawk sounded strange to me! Thanks so much Paula and Gilla also!! :) 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
I should have mentioned that the text is about somebody from Cape Verde working in Portugal and therefore this may change the translation suggested. I'm not sure.... Thanks for your help!
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"I grew a mohawk"
Explanation: "a sometimes brightly coloured hairstyle, often worn in punk fashion, in which the hair is removed from the sides of the head and a central strip is made to point out from the head" in Cambridge.org
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