Chigoe Definition

chĭgō, chēgō
chigoes
noun
A flea (Tunga penetrans) of tropical America and Africa: the female burrows into the skin, causing painful sores.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chigoe

Noun

Singular:
chigoe
Plural:
chigoes

Origin of Chigoe

  • Of Cariban origin Akawaiio (Cariban language of Guyana) chiigò

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Cariban chico.

    From Wiktionary

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