chigger

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates.
2. A harvest mite (Trombiculidae spp.), a very small, red mite endemic to the Midwestern and Southeastern US, the infestation of which causes intense itching.

Sinonieme

jigger

chigoe flea

sand flea

chigoe

harvest mite

Tunga penetrans

flea

redbug

skin burrowing animal

bush mite

tick

trombidiid

tsutsugamushi

beach buggy

chigger mite

Mower’s mite

trombicula

Vertalings

nigua

aoutat

Sandfloh

Tunga penetrans

aoûtat

scabbia

pique

puce chique

isango

pulce della sabbia

Tunga penetrans

pulce penetrante

pulga

Bicho-de-pé

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪɡɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From chigoe, likely from a Cariban language term such as Kari'na siko (“chigoe”) (early recorded variant chico), from Proto-Cariban *tikô.