Chihuahua

noun

Chi·​hua·​hua chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä 

shə-,

-wə

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

Examples of Chihuahua in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jamison, whose 8-month-old Chihuahua, Snowy, loves to ride with her, grew up in Detroit and moved to nearby Shelby Township to be closer to her job, bringing materials to the assembly line. —Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025

But accidental ingestions still happen—like the Chihuahua who vets discovered had somehow managed to ingest a significant quantity of cocaine, according to a case study published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. —Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2025

Their Chihuahua, Coffee, was not left out of wearing a lemon outfit either. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

The child, who is under 5 and unvaccinated, traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico, which has an ongoing measles outbreak. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Chihuahua, Mexico

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Chihuahua

• allantois
• baccarat
• chickasaw
• mackinaw
• overawe
• oversaw
• quebecois
• yojana
• aa
• aha
• bashaw
• bradshaw

Kids Definition

Chihuahua

noun

Chi·​hua·​hua chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä 

shə-,

-wə

: any of a breed of very small large-eared dogs that originated in Mexico

Etymology

named for Chihuahua, a state in Mexico

Geographical Definition

Chihuahua

geographical name

Chi·​hua·​hua chē-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä 

chə-,

-wə

1

state of northern Mexico bordering on the U.S. (Texas and New Mexico) area 95,400 square miles (247,086 square kilometers), population 3,406,465

2

city, and capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua metropolitan area population 819,543