Chihuahua
Appearance
See also: chihuahua
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Chihuahua. The dog is named after the state.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) enPR: chĭwäʹwä, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/
- (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Chihuahua
- A city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico
- A municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico
- A state of Mexico
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]state
capital city
See also
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- ay, chihuahua (“interjection of surprise, etc.”)
Translations
[edit]breed of dog
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Chihuahua m
- Chihuahua (a city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Chihuahua (a municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)
Related terms
[edit]- chihuahua (“dog”)
- chihuahuense (“as a noun: someone from Chihuahua”)
- chihuahueño (“dog”)
See also
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Chihuahua
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- en:Cities in Chihuahua
- en:Cities in Mexico
- en:State capitals of Mexico
- en:Places in Chihuahua
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- English nouns
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- en:Toy dogs
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- Rhymes:Spanish/awa
- Rhymes:Spanish/awa/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Cities in Chihuahua
- es:Cities in Mexico
- es:State capitals of Mexico
- es:Places in Chihuahua
- es:Places in Mexico
- es:Municipalities of Mexico
- es:Chihuahua
- es:States of Mexico
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- tr:Chihuahua
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