different between chigoe vs chigger

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from a Cariban language term chico, or a West African borrowing such as Wolof or Yoruba jiga (“insect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???.?o?/

Noun

chigoe (plural chigoes)

1. A small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.

Synonyms

• (Tunga penetrans): chegoe, chegre, chigger, chigre, chique, jigger

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• chigga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t????(?)/
• Rhymes: -???(r)

Etymology 1

From chigoe

Noun

chigger (plural chiggers)

1. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
2. 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)

1. (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.