Chi'gōe or Chig're, n.

n. [Fr. chique, perhaps fr. Catalan chic, Sp. chico, small; or of Peruvian origin.] (Entom.) A small insect of the flea family (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet, penetrating the skin, and rearing a numerous progeny under it. Unless promptly removed, it is the means of producing troublesome sores, which, if neglected at first, are difficult to heal. [Written also chegre, chegoe, chigger, jigger.] Baird.