"minute fle-like insect of the West Indies and South America," 1756, from West Indies chigoe (1660s), possibly from Carib, or from or influenced by words from African languages (such as Wolof and Yoruba jiga "insect").
chieftain
chifferobe
chiffon
chiffonade
chiffonier
chigger
chignon
chigoe
Chihuahua
chilblain
child
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