Definition of "chegoe" [cheg•oe]

• Dated form of chigoe. (noun)

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• "It is a curious fact, that the whites born in the torrid zone may walk barefoot with impunity, in the same apartment where a European recently landed is exposed to the attack of the nigua or chegoe (Pulex penetrans)."
• "As soon as you perceive that you have got the chegoe in your flesh, you must take a needle or a sharp-pointed knife and take it out."
• "The discoloured part turns out to be the nest of the chegoe, containing hundreds of eggs, which, if allowed to hatch there, the young ones will soon begin to form other nests, and in time cause a spreading ulcer."