chigger
chigger · chiggers
Sandfloh
A chigoe, a kind of flea found in tropical climatesA chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
/ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/
Meaning
3 sensesA chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
Sandfloh
A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
(US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
More definitions
- larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
- small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
Translations
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By meaning 1
chigoe flea:
Origin
From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early reFrom chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.
Blend of chink + nigger.
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Forms
plural: chiggersSynonyms
6 synonymsmite:harvest mite
Close in meaning
- larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation:harvest mitejiggerredbug
- small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans:chigoechigoe fleaTunga penetrans
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedchigger weed