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chigger
English
Alternative forms
- chigga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t????(?)/
- Rhymes: -???(r)
Etymology 1
From chigoe
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
- A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
- A harvest mite, a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms
- (mite): harvest mite
Derived terms
- chigger weed (Anthemis cotula)
Translations
Etymology 2
Blend of chink +? nigger
Noun
chigger (plural chiggers)
- (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
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tsutsugamushi
English
Etymology
From Japanese ????? (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsutsu?æmu??i?/
Noun
tsutsugamushi (uncountable)
- A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
Synonyms
- kedani
- scrub typhus
See also
- scrub typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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