chigoe

Etymology
. Possibly from a language term such as  (early recorded variant ), from, or else a West African borrowing such as  or. The eighteenth century historian refers to them as chique in his 1730 history of Hispaniola.

Noun

 * 1) A small tropical flea,, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.