Etymology

chigger

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Today it means: A chigoe (Tunga penetrans), a kind of flea found in tropical climates. Full definition →

Kari'na siko ← Proto-Cariban *tikô
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chigger · noun1

  1. Proto-Cariban · derived from*tikô
  2. Kari'na · derived fromsiko“chigoe”
  3. English todaychigger

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

chigger · noun2

Blend of chink + nigger.

Words from the same roots

Kari'nasiko all →

chigoe

Proto-Cariban*tikô all →

chigoe

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