Chihuahua
pronunciation
How to pronounce Chihuahua in British English:
UK [tʃɪ'wɑ:wə]
How to pronounce Chihuahua in American English:
US [tʃəˈwɑwɑ, tʃi-]
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- Noun:
- a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
Word Origin
- Chihuahua (n.)
- dog breed, 1858, from the city and state in Mexico, said to be from a lost native word that meant "dry place."
Example
- 1. A group of cyclists compete in the second stage of the tour of chihuahua , mexico .
- 2. In chihuahua , mexico , local rumor has it that this mannequin , known as " pascualita , " is actually an embalmed body .
- 3. That lack of confidence is well-founded : in the state of chihuahua , one of the country 's most violent according to the kidnapping report , a mere 0.9 percent of all reports of extortion were ever followed up on .
- 4. The taco bell chihuahua , a doberman and a bulldog are in a doggie bar having a drink when a good-looking female collie comes up to them and says , " whoever can say liver and cheese in a sentence can have me . "
- 5. A team of researchers from spain and japan have discovered that these giants in chihuahua , mexico , had the slowest growth rate ever recorded for crystal : in a century , they grew just 0.04 millimeter-about the width of a human hair .