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

The San Diego/Texas winner advances to face the Chihuahua/Tacoma winner in the Western Conference finals. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024

Since then, the Dodgers fan and Pasadena resident’s 14-year-old Chihuahua Buddy has passed away. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024

The El Paso, Texas, native with familial ties to Chihuahua, Mexico, had become accustomed to spicy chilis that developed their heat under the stress of the hot desert sun and the range of beef cuts provided by Texas’ cattle country. —Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024

The Washington County teen charged with killing a family's 8-year-old Chihuahua entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect on Feb. 28 in Waukesha County Circuit Court, according to online court records. —Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024

He was born in Mexico’s Chihuahua State, the site of large Mennonite communities, and came to Belize at 16. —Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024

One photo also features the happy couple smiling with their three-year-old Chihuahua and Pug mix, T'challa. —Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024

Sonny: Chihuahua/Miniature Schnauzer, Best Friends Animal Society in New York. —Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024

The trucker protests disrupted logistics routes in multiple states including Estado de Mexico, Chihuahua, Puebla, Veracruz, Jalisco and Guanajuato. —Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Chihuahua, Mexico

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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