Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A unit of weight for pearls in Goa. It seems to be from an eighth to a quarter of a carat.
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Examples
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The chego is a black little creature, which makes its way quietly under the skin, where, having got to a sufficient depth, it lays its eggs, and unless removed immediately, causes annoying and dangerous ulcers.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Eu nem os chego a ver, e esfumam-se da minha conta bancária com a leveza do fumo.
Leituras Artur 2006
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Vse gazety, pechat 'i knizhnaja torgovlja nahodjatsja uzhe v zhidovskih rukah, chego zhe im bol'she?
The History of a Lie 'The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion' Herman Bernstein 1905
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A mulatto woman was sent for, who professed to be thoroughly acquainted with all the little insects that burrow in the human skin; the chego, the nuche, the coya, and the arador; she was the curandera, or surgeon of the place.
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[* The chego (Pulex penetrans) which penetrates under the nails of the toe in men and monkeys, and there deposits its eggs.]
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We had meantime begun to feel something uncomfortable in ours, and on Maria's examining them, we found that a chego had taken possession of each of our big toes.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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(* The chego (Pulex penetrans) which penetrates under the nails of the toe in men and monkeys, and there deposits its eggs.)
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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A mulatto woman was sent for, who professed to be thoroughly acquainted with all the little insects that burrow in the human skin; the chego, the nuche, the coya, and the arador; she was the curandera, or surgeon of the place.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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