chigger
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.
Noun[edit]
chigger (plural chiggers)
- A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
- A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.
Synonyms[edit]
- (mite): harvest mite
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
chigoe flea
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harvest mite
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
chigger (plural chiggers)
- (US, slang, derogatory, offensive) An East Asian person who behaves in ways similar to a stereotypical urban African American.
- 2007, James Boice, MVP: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 37:
- —He's not black, Stacia Jacobs who smelled like pee said. — He's yellow and black. He's a chigger. Do you know what a chigger is? It's a chink and a nigger.
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