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Definition of chihuahua noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chihuahua

noun

/tʃɪˈwɑːwə/

/tʃɪˈwɑːwə/

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a very small dog with smooth hairTopics Animalsc2
Word Originearly 19th cent.: named after Chihuahua, a state of northern Mexico.

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