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· Proto-Cariban
*tikô
1 English words descend from Proto-Cariban
*tikô
, most common first.
chigoe
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.