chigoe
/ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/
chigoe noun: 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.
Noun
chigoe (plural 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.
chigoe meaning in Tamil
chigoe in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of chigoe
Forms of chigoe
| plural | chigoes |
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Origin of chigoe
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.
Words formed from chigoe
Phrases with chigoe
Questions about chigoe
- What does chigoe mean?
- Chigoe means 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.
- What is chigoe in Tamil?
- Chigoe in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Chigoe meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chigoe?
- Chigoe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chigoe?
- Chigoe is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/.
- What is the plural of chigoe?
- The plural of chigoe is chigoes.
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