chigoe Synonyms & Antonyms
/ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/
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Chigoe as a Noun
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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.
Word Forms & Grammar
chigoe (plural chigoes)
Words That Rhyme With Chigoe
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.
Chigoe in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/ |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Meaning | A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans… |
| Plural | chigoes |
How to Pronounce Chigoe
Chigoe is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊ/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (t͡ʃɪ).