Etymology

nigua

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Today it means: A tropical flea, the chigoe. Full definition →

Spanish nigua ← Taíno [Term?]
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  1. Taíno · derived from[Term?]
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromnigua
  3. English todaynigua

From Spanish nigua, from Taíno [Term?].

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