A tick (parasitic arachnid); a bloodsucking arachnid pest.
From Spanish 'garrapata' (tick), possibly derived from Taino (Caribbean indigenous language) or from Arabic/Hebrew sources describing parasites.
This word traveled from Caribbean indigenous languages through Spanish into English, proving that colonialism and trade brought us not just new foods and goods, but also the pests that came with them.
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