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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dog \Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.
     dogge, Sw. dogg.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
        domestic dog ({Canis familiaris).
  
     Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
           inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
           attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
           varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
           bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
           foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
           poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz
           dog, terrier, German shepherd, pit bull,
           Chihuahua, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and
           partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs,
           like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the
           Vocabulary.)
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
              should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings
                                                    viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                    Ver. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
        dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
        Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
        Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
        andiron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
            into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
            raising or moving them.
        (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
            the carriage of a sawmill.
        (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
            especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
            adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
            tool.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     8. a hot dog. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
           the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
           It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
           a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
           also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
           dog Latin.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
     A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
        others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
        but is none to him.
  
     Dog ape (Zo["o]l.), a male ape.
  
     Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
        native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
        Cynocrambe).
  
     Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
  
     Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
     Dog+flea+(Zo["o]l.),+a+species+of+flea+({Pulex+canis" rel="nofollow">Dog flea (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis)
        which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to
        man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
        Aphaniptera.
  
     Dog+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Triticum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Dog grass (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum) of the same
        genus as wheat.
  
     Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
        
  
     Dog+lichen+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+lichen+({Peltigera+canina" rel="nofollow">Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina)
        growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
        expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
        veins beneath.
  
     Dog louse (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
        H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
        Trichodectes latus.
  
     Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
        traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
        churning.
  
     Dog salmon (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and
        northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
        and hone.
  
     Dog shark. (Zo["o]l.) See Dogfish.
  
     Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
     Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
     Dog whelk (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the
        family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
        England.
  
     To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
        away as useless. ``Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
        it.'' --Shak.
  
     To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Chihuahua \Chihuahua\ n.
     an old breed of tiny short-coated dogs with protruding eyes,
     originating in Mexico, believed to antedate Aztec
     civilization.
     [WordNet 1.5] ||

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  chihuahua
       n 1: a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua;
            commercial center of northern Mexico
       2: a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
       3: old breed of tiny short-coated dog with protruding eyes from
          Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     Finnish n.
     chihuahua#English
     French n.
     Chihuahua#Etymology_2 / (l en chihuahua) (q: the dog breed or an
  individual of this breed)
     Polish n.
     Chihuahua (gl: breed of dog)
     Spanish n.
     (l en chihuahua) (gloss: breed of dog)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     Spanish n.
     1 (place es t1=Chihuahua city/state capital s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     2 (place es t1=Chihuahua municipality s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     3 (place es t1=Chihuahua state c/Mexico)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     n.
     (alternative case form of en Chihuahua)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     alt.
     (alter en chihuahua)
     n.
     The smallest breed of dog in the world, originating in Mexico and
  having large erect ears.
     n.
     1 (place en city/state capital s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     2 (place en municipality s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     3 (place en state c/Mexico)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     Finnish n.
     chihuahua#English
     French n.
     Chihuahua#Etymology_2 / (l en chihuahua) (q: the dog breed or an
  individual of this breed)
     Polish n.
     Chihuahua (gl: breed of dog)
     Spanish n.
     (l en chihuahua) (gloss: breed of dog)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     Spanish n.
     1 (place es t1=Chihuahua city/state capital s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     2 (place es t1=Chihuahua municipality s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     3 (place es t1=Chihuahua state c/Mexico)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     Finnish n.
     chihuahua#English
     French n.
     Chihuahua#Etymology_2 / (l en chihuahua) (q: the dog breed or an
  individual of this breed)
     Polish n.
     Chihuahua (gl: breed of dog)
     Spanish n.
     (l en chihuahua) (gloss: breed of dog)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     Spanish n.
     1 (place es t1=Chihuahua city/state capital s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     2 (place es t1=Chihuahua municipality s/Chihuahua c/Mexico)
     3 (place es t1=Chihuahua state c/Mexico)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     n.
     pienin koirarotu, joka on peräisin Meksikosta

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     n.
     1 Meksikossa sijaitseva 800 000 asukkaan kaupunki
     2 pohjois-Meksikossa sijaitseva osavaltio

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     n.
     pienin koirarotu, joka on peräisin Meksikosta

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]

  Chihuahua
     n.
     1 Meksikossa sijaitseva 800 000 asukkaan kaupunki
     2 pohjois-Meksikossa sijaitseva osavaltio

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en mycket liten mexikansk hundras

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  chihuahua
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en mycket liten mexikansk hundras

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Chihuahua /çˈiːuːˌɑːuːˌɑː/ 
   [zool.] Chihuahua 
           Note: Hunderasse

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  Чиуауа
  Wüste im Grenzgebiet der USA und Mexikos

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  чихуахуа
  weltweit kleinste anerkannte Hunderasse, ursprünglich aus Mexiko

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  Чиуауа 2.
  Stadt in Mexiko
   3.
  mexikanischer Bundesstaat

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  Chihuahua
  Wüste im Grenzgebiet der USA und Mexikos

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  Chihuahua 2.
  Stadt in Mexiko
   3.
  mexikanischer Bundesstaat

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Chihuahua /t͡ʃiˈu̯au̯a/ 
  chihuahua
  weltweit kleinste anerkannte Hunderasse, ursprünglich aus Mexiko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  chihuahua /tʃɪwˈɑːwə/ 
  čivava

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Chihuahua /tʃɪwˈɑːwə/
  Chihuahua  [zool.]
           Note: Hunderasse

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Chihuahua //t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə// //t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː// 
  chihuahua
  breed of dog

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Chihuahua //t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə// //t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː// 
  Chihuahua 2.
  capital city
   3.
  state

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  Chihuahua //t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə// //t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː// 
  チワワ
  breed of dog

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Chihuahua //t͡ʃɪˈwaʊ(w).ə// //t͡ʃɪˈwɑːwɑː// 
  chihuahua
  breed of dog

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  chihuahua /ʃi.wa.wa/ 
  Chihuahua

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  chihuahua /ʃi.wa.wa/ 
  chihuahua

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  chihuahua /ʃi.wa.wa/ 
  chihuahueño

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  chihuahua /ʃi.wa.wa/ 
  chihuahua

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  chihuahua /tʃiwˈawa/ 
  chihuahua
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów do towarzystwa;

From język polski-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-spa ]

  chihuahua /tʃiwˈawa/ 
  chihuahua, perro chihuahua
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów do towarzystwa;

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  chihuahua /tʃiwˈawa/ 
  Chihuahua 

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  chihuahua /ʃˈiːhʉˌahʉˌa/ 
  Chihuahua
  en mycket liten mexikansk hundras

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  chihuahua /ʃˈiːhʉˌahʉˌa/ 
  chihuahua
  en mycket liten mexikansk hundras

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌtʃiˈwɑwə/, /tʃəˈwɑˌwɑ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/tʃiwawa/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/tʃiwawa/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ʃiwawa/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 吉娃娃[一种超小型狗]

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