Well attestedNamed from the place
Chihuahua
noun · first attested 19th century
The smallest dog is named for the largest Mexican state.
A very small dog with large upright ears.
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Chihuahua
- In English
Chihuahua
The breed was brought to wider notice from the state of Chihuahua in the 19th century. The state's name is much older than the dog's.
Mexico
All 13 entries 12 more words from Mexico
jalapeñoThe pepper is named for Xalapa in Veracruz.XalapatabascoThe sauce is named for a Mexican state.TabascotequilaThe spirit is a town in Jalisco.TequilaJuarezA border city named for a president lends its name onward.Ciudad JuarezOaxacaThe stretched-curd cheese is named for a southern Mexican state.OaxacaTabasco sauceThe sauce is named for a Mexican state.TabascoMexican waveBritish television named it for Mexico; American crowds had done it for years.MexicocosaliteIts exact composition resisted settlement for over a century because lead and bismuth are almost indistinguishable to X-rays.Cosalá