"chigger" meaning in English

See chigger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/ Audio: En-au-chigger.ogg Forms: chiggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sai-car|-}} Cariban, {{der|en|car|siko||chigoe}} Kari'na siko (“chigoe”), {{der|en|sai-car-pro|*tikô}} Proto-Cariban *tikô Head templates: {{en-noun}} chigger (plural chiggers)
  1. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates. Translations (chigoe flea): wancholaski (Alabama), blecha písečná (Czech), hiekkakirppu (Finnish), puce chique [feminine] (French), Sandfloh (english: any Tungidae) [masculine] (German), homoki bolha (Hungarian), fekélybolha (Hungarian), スナノミ (sunanomi) (Japanese), ndutu [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), ngage [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), nigua [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chigger-en-noun-HK54nyKL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 38 42 Disambiguation of 'chigoe flea': 57 43
  2. A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching. Synonyms (mite): harvest mite Translations (harvest mite): wancholaski (Alabama), aoutat [masculine] (French), bársonyatka (Hungarian), ツツガムシ (tsutsugamushi) (Japanese), ácaro de la cosecha [masculine] (Spanish), ácaro rojo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chigger-en-noun-pNEWpgCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Alabama translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 38 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Alabama translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'mite': 6 94 Disambiguation of 'harvest mite': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chigger weed (taxonomic: Anthemis cotula)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/ Audio: En-au-chigger.ogg Forms: chiggers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of chink + nigger Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chink|nigger}} Blend of chink + nigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} chigger (plural chiggers)
  1. (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American. Tags: US, derogatory, offensive, slang Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Fleas, Mites and ticks, Parasites Synonyms: chigga
    Sense id: en-chigger-en-noun-dLfx1ikL Disambiguation of People: 3 4 93 Disambiguation of Fleas: 22 24 54 Disambiguation of Mites and ticks: 16 29 55 Disambiguation of Parasites: 19 26 55 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 8 19 73 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 41 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 38 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 34 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "word": "homoki bolha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "word": "fekélybolha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sunanomi",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "word": "スナノミ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "ndutu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "ngage"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "chigoe flea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nigua"
    },
    {
      "code": "akz",
      "lang": "Alabama",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "word": "wancholaski"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aoutat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "word": "bársonyatka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsutsugamushi",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "word": "ツツガムシ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ácaro de la cosecha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "harvest mite",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ácaro rojo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Trombicula",
    "Trombiculidae"
  ],
  "word": "chigger"
}

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    "Rhymes:English/ɪɡə(ɹ)/2 syllables",
    "en:Fleas",
    "en:Mites and ticks",
    "en:Parasites",
    "en:People"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "chink",
        "3": "nigger"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of chink + nigger",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of chink + nigger",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chiggers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chigger (plural chiggers)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English offensive terms",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, James Boice, MVP: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 37:",
          "text": "—He's not black, Stacia Jacobs who smelled like pee said. — He's yellow and black. He's a chigger. Do you know what a chigger is? It's a chink and a nigger.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "East Asian",
          "East Asian"
        ],
        [
          "urban",
          "urban"
        ],
        [
          "African American",
          "African American"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American."
      ],
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        "derogatory",
        "offensive",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/En-au-chigger.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪɡə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chigga"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Trombicula",
    "Trombiculidae"
  ],
  "word": "chigger"
}

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