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Where does “nigua” come from?

nigua (English) comes from Spanish nigua — chigoe, jigger.

nigua (English): A tropical flea, the chigoe

Definitions

  1. A tropical flea, the chigoe

Ancestry of “nigua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishniguachigoe, jigger
Every word from Spanish nigua →