Chihuahua

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English

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Map of Mexico highlighting Chihuahua

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Chihuahua. The dog is named after the state.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chihuahua

  1. A city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico
  2. A municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico
  3. A state of Mexico

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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

Chihuahua (plural Chihuahuas)

  2. 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.

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Spanish

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Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈwawa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -awa
  • Syllabification: Chi‧hua‧hua

Proper noun

Chihuahua m

  1. Chihuahua (a city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico)
  2. Chihuahua (a municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico)
  3. Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)

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Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México

Turkish

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Proper noun

Chihuahua

  1. Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)
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