chigoe

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chigoe

/ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/

Where it comes from

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.

noun chigoes

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.
Similar: chegoe, chegre, chigger, chigre, chique, djigga, jigger, chigoe flea

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@misc{chigoe_2026,
  title = {chigoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chigoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}