# chihuahua
## English
### Etymology

See Chihuahua.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /t͡ʃɪ.waʊ(w).ə/
* (US) enPR: chĭwäʹwä, IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/

### Noun

chihuahua (plural chihuahuas)
* Alternative letter-case form of Chihuahua

#### Derived terms

* choodle
* chug

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chihuahua.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃiwawa/ [t͡ʃi.wa.wa]
* Rhymes: -awa
* Hyphenation: chi‧hua‧hua

### Noun

chihuahua anim
* Chihuahua (dog)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “chihuahua”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chihuahua.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʃihuɑhuɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃiɦuˌɑ̝ɦuɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑhuɑ
* Hyphenation: chi‧hua‧hua

### Noun

chihuahua
* chihuahua

#### Declension

Possessive forms of chihuahua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chihuahuani
chihuahuani
accusative
nom.
chihuahuani
chihuahuani
gen.
chihuahuani
genitive
chihuahuani
chihuahuoideni chihuahuoitteni chihuahuaini $^{rare}$
partitive
chihuahuaani
chihuahuoitani
inessive
chihuahuassani
chihuahuoissani
elative
chihuahuastani
chihuahuoistani
illative
chihuahuaani
chihuahuoihini
adessive
chihuahuallani
chihuahuoillani
ablative
chihuahualtani
chihuahuoiltani
allative
chihuahualleni
chihuahuoilleni
essive
chihuahuanani
chihuahuoinani
translative
chihuahuakseni
chihuahuoikseni
abessive
chihuahuattani
chihuahuoittani
instructive
comitative
—chihuahuoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chihuahuasi
chihuahuasi
accusative
nom.
chihuahuasi
chihuahuasi
gen.
chihuahuasi
genitive
chihuahuasi
chihuahuoidesi chihuahuoittesi chihuahuaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
chihuahuaasi
chihuahuoitasi
inessive
chihuahuassasi
chihuahuoissasi
elative
chihuahuastasi
chihuahuoistasi
illative
chihuahuaasi
chihuahuoihisi
adessive
chihuahuallasi
chihuahuoillasi
ablative
chihuahualtasi
chihuahuoiltasi
allative
chihuahuallesi
chihuahuoillesi
essive
chihuahuanasi
chihuahuoinasi
translative
chihuahuaksesi
chihuahuoiksesi
abessive
chihuahuattasi
chihuahuoittasi
instructive
comitative
—chihuahuoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chihuahuamme
chihuahuamme
accusative
nom.
chihuahuamme
chihuahuamme
gen.
chihuahuamme
genitive
chihuahuamme
chihuahuoidemme chihuahuoittemme chihuahuaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
chihuahuaamme
chihuahuoitamme
inessive
chihuahuassamme
chihuahuoissamme
elative
chihuahuastamme
chihuahuoistamme
illative
chihuahuaamme
chihuahuoihimme
adessive
chihuahuallamme
chihuahuoillamme
ablative
chihuahualtamme
chihuahuoiltamme
allative
chihuahuallemme
chihuahuoillemme
essive
chihuahuanamme
chihuahuoinamme
translative
chihuahuaksemme
chihuahuoiksemme
abessive
chihuahuattamme
chihuahuoittamme
instructive
comitative
—chihuahuoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chihuahuanne
chihuahuanne
accusative
nom.
chihuahuanne
chihuahuanne
gen.
chihuahuanne
genitive
chihuahuanne
chihuahuoidenne chihuahuoittenne chihuahuainne $^{rare}$
partitive
chihuahuaanne
chihuahuoitanne
inessive
chihuahuassanne
chihuahuoissanne
elative
chihuahuastanne
chihuahuoistanne
illative
chihuahuaanne
chihuahuoihinne
adessive
chihuahuallanne
chihuahuoillanne
ablative
chihuahualtanne
chihuahuoiltanne
allative
chihuahuallenne
chihuahuoillenne
essive
chihuahuananne
chihuahuoinanne
translative
chihuahuaksenne
chihuahuoiksenne
abessive
chihuahuattanne
chihuahuoittanne
instructive
comitative
—chihuahuoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
chihuahuansa
chihuahuansa
accusative
nom.
chihuahuansa
chihuahuansa
gen.
chihuahuansa
genitive
chihuahuansa
chihuahuoidensa chihuahuoittensa chihuahuainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
chihuahuaansa
chihuahuoitaan chihuahuoitansa
inessive
chihuahuassaan chihuahuassansa
chihuahuoissaan chihuahuoissansa
elative
chihuahuastaan chihuahuastansa
chihuahuoistaan chihuahuoistansa
illative
chihuahuaansa
chihuahuoihinsa
adessive
chihuahuallaan chihuahuallansa
chihuahuoillaan chihuahuoillansa
ablative
chihuahualtaan chihuahualtansa
chihuahuoiltaan chihuahuoiltansa
allative
chihuahualleen chihuahuallensa
chihuahuoilleen chihuahuoillensa
essive
chihuahuanaan chihuahuanansa
chihuahuoinaan chihuahuoinansa
translative
chihuahuakseen chihuahuaksensa
chihuahuoikseen chihuahuoiksensa
abessive
chihuahuattaan chihuahuattansa
chihuahuoittaan chihuahuoittansa
instructive
comitative
—chihuahuoineen chihuahuoinensa :

### Further reading

* “chihuahua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃi.wa.wa/
* Audio:(file)

### 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: /t͡ʂiˈwa.wa/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -awa
* Syllabification: chi‧hua‧hua
* Homophone: Chihuahua

### Noun

chihuahua m animal (indeclinable)
* Chihuahua (breed of dog)

#### Related terms

* Chihuahua

### Further reading

* chihuahua in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈwa.wɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈwa.wɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʃiˈwa.wa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃiˈwa.wɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʃiˈwa.wɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /t͡ʃiˈwa.wɐ/

### Noun

chihuahua m or f by sense (plural chihuahuas)
* chihuahua (breed of dog)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10