Main Entry:

Chi·hua·hua

Pronunciation:

\chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä, shə-, -wə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Mexican Spanish, from Chihuahua, Mexico

Date:

1858

: any of a breed of very small roundheaded dogs that occur in short-coated and long-coated varieties

[Chihuahua illustration]