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Definition of chigoe in English: chigoenoun ˈtʃɪɡəʊˈtʃiˌɡoʊ another term for chigger (sense 1 of the noun) Example sentencesExamples - Sailors traveling with Columbus in 1492 suffered chigoe flea infestation while in Haiti and probably were the first to introduce it to Europe.
- The chigoe leaps an incredible distance to attach itself to the victim's body, and then burrows under the skin to feed.
- This widespread myth has its origin in the southern states where pests with similar names such as jigger flea or the chigoes do attack by burrowing under skin.
- The ‘committee’ sat on rough logs, ranged on the sand in the open building; and we had carefully to examine our feet for chigoes and exterminate them after each sitting.
- He's blasé about all the usual stuff - typhoid fever, malaria, chigoes, bots, scabies, and leeches.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French chique, from a West African language. Definition of chigoe in US English: chigoenounˈCHēˌɡōˈtʃiˌɡoʊ A tropical flea, the female of which burrows and lays eggs beneath the host's skin, causing painful sores. Tunga penetrans, family Tungidae Also called chigger, sand flea Example sentencesExamples - The chigoe leaps an incredible distance to attach itself to the victim's body, and then burrows under the skin to feed.
- The ‘committee’ sat on rough logs, ranged on the sand in the open building; and we had carefully to examine our feet for chigoes and exterminate them after each sitting.
- This widespread myth has its origin in the southern states where pests with similar names such as jigger flea or the chigoes do attack by burrowing under skin.
- He's blasé about all the usual stuff - typhoid fever, malaria, chigoes, bots, scabies, and leeches.
- Sailors traveling with Columbus in 1492 suffered chigoe flea infestation while in Haiti and probably were the first to introduce it to Europe.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French chique, from a West African language. |