Meanings
chihuahua1
Chihuahua2
- A municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico.
plural Chihuahuas · alternative chihuahua
- The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears.
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.
2019, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, “Memoirs of a Namaaso”, in Manchester Happened, Oneworld Publications (2020), page 157Synonyms: Chi
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears.
Origin
Chihuahua · proper noun, noun
- Mexican SpanishChihuahua
- EnglishChihuahua
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Chihuahua. The dog is named after the state.
More words from Mexican Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شِيوَاوَا
- شِيوَاوَا (šīwāwā)breed of dog
Bulgarian Чиуа́уа, Чиуа́уа
- Чиуа́уа (Čiuáua)capital city
- Чиуа́уа (Čiuáua)state
- чихуахуа (čihuahua)breed of dog
Chinese Cantonese 芝娃娃
- 芝娃娃breed of dog
Chinese Mandarin 奇瓦瓦, 奇瓦瓦
- 奇瓦瓦 (Qíwǎwǎ)capital city
- 奇瓦瓦 (Qíwǎwǎ)state
- 吉娃娃 (jíwáwá)breed of dog
Czech čivava
- čivavabreed of dog
Danish Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Dutch chihuahua
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Esperanto ĉivavo, Ĉivava hundo
- ĉivavobreed of dog
- Ĉivava hundobreed of dog
Finnish Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
French chihuahua
- chihuahuabreed of dog
German Chihuahua
- Chihuahuabreed of dog
Greek Τσιουάουα, Τσιουάουα
- Τσιουάουα (Tsiouáoua)capital city
- Τσιουάουα (Tsiouáoua)state
- τσιουάουα (tsiouáoua)breed of dog
Hebrew צ׳יוואווה
- צ׳יוואווה (chiwáwa)breed of dog
Hindi चिवावा, चिवावा
- चिवावा (civāvā)capital city
- चिवावा (civāvā)state
- चिवावा (civāvā)breed of dog
Hungarian csivava
- csivavabreed of dog
Irish sí-abhabha
- sí-abhabhabreed of dog
Italian chihuahua
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Japanese チワワ
- チワワ (chiwawa)breed of dog
Korean 치와와
- 치와와 (chiwawa)breed of dog
Lithuanian čihuahua
- čihuahuabreed of dog
Malay bandar Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- bandar Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuacapital city
- negeri Chihuahuastate
- Chihuahuastate
- anjing Chihuahuabreed of dog
- asu Chihuahuabreed of dog
- Chihuahuabreed of dog
Norwegian Bokmål chihuahua
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Polish Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Portuguese Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Russian Чиуа́уа, Чиуа́уа
- Чиуа́уа (Čiuáua)capital city
- Чиуа́уа (Čiuáua)state
- чихуа̀хуа́ (čixuàxuá)breed of dog
- чиуа̀уа́ (čiuàuá)breed of dog
- чигуа̀гуа́ (čiguàguá)breed of dog
Slovak čivava
- čivavabreed of dog
Spanish Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
- chihuahueñobreed of dog
Swedish chihuahua
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Thai ชิวาวา, ชิวาวา
- ชิวาวา (chí-waa-waa)state
- ชิวาวา (chí-waa-waa)breed of dog
Ukrainian Чива́ва, Чива́ва
- Чива́ва (Čyváva)capital city
- Чива́ва (Čyváva)state
- Чива́ва (Čyváva)breed of dog
Vietnamese Chihuahua, Chihuahua
- Chihuahuacapital city
- Chihuahuastate
- chihuahuabreed of dog
Welsh tsiwawa
- tsiwawabreed of dog
Cite this entry
chihuahua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chihuahua
“chihuahua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chihuahua. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chihuahua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chihuahua.
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