chihuahua

/tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/

nounchi · hua · hua

Think: **CHI** (like “cheese” starts with a CH sound) + **WAH-WAH** (two crying “wah” sounds): **chi-WAH-wah** → *chihuahua*.

Yes, it's chihuahua. It has **two “hua” parts** in a row: **chi + hua + hua** (…**hua-hua**).

Definitions

  1. nounA very small dog breed with large ears and a short or long coat.
  2. nounA small dog of this breed.

Examples

  • “Her chihuahua shivered in the cold, so she wrapped it in a tiny sweater.”
  • “The chihuahua barked at the much larger dog but stayed close to its owner.”
  • “We adopted a chihuahua from the shelter and named him Pico.”

Synonyms

toy dogsmall doglapdogcompanion dog

Translations

ES chihuahuaPT chihuahuaFR chihuahua

Common misspellings

chiwawachiuauachihauhuachihuahuaachihuahachihuauachihuahauchihuahhua

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