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Meanings of chique in English

A flea of the species Tunga penetrans of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.

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      Usage of chique in English
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      We were under the orders of Admiral Hugon, "Le Pere la Chique," as the men called him.
      Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville