"chigoe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/ Forms: chigoes [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô, or else a West African borrowing such as Wolof or Yoruba jiga (“insect”). The eighteenth century historian Charlevoix refers to them as chique in his 1730 history of Hispaniola. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|sai-car|-}} Cariban, {{der|en|car|siko||chigoe}} Kari'na siko (“chigoe”), {{der|en|sai-car-pro|*tikô}} Proto-Cariban *tikô, {{der|en|wo|-}} Wolof, {{der|en|yo|-}} Yoruba Head templates: {{en-noun}} chigoe (plural chigoes)
  1. A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores. Wikipedia link: Chigoe flea, Pierre_François Xavier de Charlevoix Categories (lifeform): Fleas Synonyms (Tunga penetrans): chegoe, chegre, chigger, chigre, chique, djigga, jigger, chigoe flea Derived forms: chigoe flea
    Sense id: en-chigoe-en-noun-JDlGGqxW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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