chihuahua
Spanish, noun/t͡ʃiˈwawa/
chihuahua is spelled C-H-I-H-U-A-H-U-A (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,116th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chihuahua is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “chihuahua (breed of dog)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Raza de perro originaria de México, que son los más pequeños en el mundo”.
What does chihuahua mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininechihuahua (breed of dog)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raza de perro originaria de México, que son los más pequeños en el mundo. 2. Perro de dicha raza.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chihuahua
- chihuahuas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chihuahua?
- /t͡ʃiˈwawa/
- [t͡ʃiˈwa.wa]
- [t͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝awa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chihuahua
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chihuahua in Spanish?
chihuahua appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).