| 释义 |
‖ nigua|ˈnɪgwə|
Also 9 negua.
[Sp. nigua.]
The chigoe or jigger.
1622Capt. Smith Wks. (Arb.) 580 Then had they a little flea called Nigua, which got betweene the skinne and the flesh before they were aware, and there bred and multiplied. 1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) I. 64 The insect of Carthagena called nigua, and in Peru pique, is shaped like a flea, but almost too small for sight. 1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iv. (1818) I. 103, I am speaking of the celebrated Chigoe or Jiggers, called also Nigua. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour (1861) III. 35 The most annoying species..being a native of the tropical latitudes, and variously named in the West Indies, chigoe, jigger, nigua, tungua, and pique. 1868F. Boyle Ride across Cont. 68 ‘Neguas’..better known in England by their West Indian name ‘jiggers’ or ‘chigos’. |