chihuahua

== English == === Etymology === See Chihuahua. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.waʊ(w).ə/ (US) enPR: chĭwäʹwä, IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ === Noun === chihuahua (plural chihuahuas) Alternative letter-case form of Chihuahua. ==== Derived terms ==== == Basque == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish chihuahua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiwawa/ [t͡ʃi.wa.wa] Rhymes: -awa, -a Hyphenation: chi‧hua‧hua === Noun === chihuahua anim Chihuahua (dog) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “chihuahua”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Chihuahua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃihuɑhuɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃiɦuˌɑ̝ɦuɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑhuɑ Syllabification(key): chi‧hu‧a‧hu‧a Hyphenation(key): chi‧hua‧hua === Noun === chihuahua Chihuahua (dog) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “chihuahua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃi.wa.wa/ === Noun === chihuahua m (plural chihuahuas) Chihuahua / chihuahua (the dog breed or an individual of this breed) Synonym: terrier mexicain == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Chihuahua, from Spanish Chihuahua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʂiˈwa.wa/ Rhymes: -awa Syllabification: chi‧hua‧hua Homophone: Chihuahua === Noun === chihuahua m animal (indeclinable) Chihuahua (breed of dog) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “chihuahua”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === chihuahua m or f by sense (plural chihuahuas) chihuahua (breed of dog) === Further reading === “chihuahua”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chihuahua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈwawa/ [t͡ʃiˈwa.wa] Rhymes: -awa Syllabification: chi‧hua‧hua === Noun === chihuahua f (plural chihuahuas) chihuahua (breed of dog) Synonym: chihuahueño === Further reading === “chihuahua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025