Chihuahua

noun Chi·hua·hua \chə-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä, shə-, -wə\

Definition of CHIHUAHUA

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

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Mexican Spanish, from Chihuahua, Mexico

First Known Use: 1858

geographical name Chi·hua·hua \chē-ˈwä-(ˌ)wä, chə-, -wə\

state N Mexico bordering on the United States area 95,400 square miles (247,086 square kilometers), pop 2,441,873

city, its ∗ metropolitan area pop 530,487

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