CHIKUNGUNYA Meaning of CHIKUNGUNYA in English [ ˌtʃɪk(ə)n'gʌnjə ]■ noun a viral disease resembling dengue, transmitted by mosquitoes and endemic in East Africa and parts of Asia.Origina local Afr. word. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004