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Etymology
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Borrowed from Mexican SpanishChihuahua. The dog is named after the state.
Pronunciation
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(US) enPR: chĭwäʹwä, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/
(UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə/
Audio (Southern England):
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Proper noun
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Chihuahua
A city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico.
A municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico.
A state of Mexico.
Derived terms
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Chihuahua flower
Chihuahuan
Chihuahua pine
Related terms
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Chihuahuan Desert
Chihuahuan raven
Translations
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Bulgarian: Чиуа́уаm(Čiuáua)
Chinese: Mandarin: 奇瓦瓦 (zh)(Qíwǎwǎ)
Danish: Chihuahua
Finnish: Chihuahua (fi)
Greek: Τσιουάουα (el)f(Tsiouáoua)
Malay: negeri Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Marathi: चिवावाn(civāvā)
Portuguese: Chihuahua (pt)
Spanish: Chihuahua (es)m
Thai: ชิวาวา(chí-waa-waa)
Ukrainian: Чива́ваm(Čyváva)
capital city
Apache: Chiricahua: Jâ'é ãâyá
Bulgarian: Чиуа́уаf(Čiuáua)
Chinese: Mandarin: 奇瓦瓦 (zh)(Qíwǎwǎ)
Danish: Chihuahua
Finnish: Chihuahua (fi)
Greek: Τσιουάουα (el)f(Tsiouáoua)
Malay: bandar Chihuahua, Chihuahua
Marathi: चिवावाn(civāvā)
Portuguese: Chihuahua (pt)f
Spanish: Chihuahua (es)m
Ukrainian: Чива́ваm(Čyváva)
See also
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Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)
States: Aguascalientes ·Baja California ·Baja California Sur ·Campeche ·Chiapas ·Chihuahua ·Coahuila ·Colima ·Durango ·Guanajuato ·Guerrero ·Hidalgo ·Jalisco ·Mexico ·Michoacán ·Morelos ·Nayarit ·Nuevo León ·Oaxaca ·Puebla ·Querétaro ·Quintana Roo ·San Luis Potosí ·Sinaloa ·Sonora ·Tabasco ·Tamaulipas ·Tlaxcala ·Veracruz ·Yucatán ·Zacatecas
Autonomous city: Mexico City
Noun
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Chihuahua (plural Chihuahuas)
The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears. Synonym:(informal)Chi
2019, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, “Memoirs of a Namaaso”, in Manchester Happened, Oneworld Publications (2020), page 157:The first time I saw a Chihuahua, I thought it was a battery-powered toy. Eyes too big for the face, ears of a large dog, took tens of steps to keep up, squeaked like a two-month-old pup.