Chihuahua

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Chihuahua. The dog is named after the state. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: chĭwäʹwä, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwɑwɑ/ (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə/ === Proper noun === Chihuahua A city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico. A municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico. A state of Mexico. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === Chihuahua (plural Chihuahuas) The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and having large erect ears. Synonym: (informal) Chi ==== Alternative forms ==== chihuahua ==== Related terms ==== ay, chihuahua (“interjection of surprise, etc.”) ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown. It has been posited to be a borrowing from the Nahuatl word Xicuahua ("Dry, Sandy Place"), which refers to the region's arid, desert-like landscape, but this is not certain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈwawa/ [t͡ʃiˈwa.wa] Rhymes: -awa Syllabification: Chi‧hua‧hua === Proper noun === Chihuahua m Chihuahua (a city, the state capital of Chihuahua, Mexico) Chihuahua (a municipality of Chihuahua, Mexico) Chihuahua (a state of Mexico) ==== Related terms ==== === See also === == Turkish == === Proper noun === Chihuahua Chihuahua (a state of Mexico)