chicle

chic·le

 (chĭk′əl, chē′klĕ)

n.

The coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla, formerly used as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.

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[Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli, from tzicoa, to seize, hold, stick something to something else .]

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chicle

(ˈtʃɪkəl)

n

(Cookery) a gumlike substance obtained from the sapodilla; the main ingredient of chewing gum. Also called: chicle gum

[from Spanish, from Nahuatl chictli]

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chic•le

(ˈtʃɪk əl)

n.

a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in chewing gum.

[1860–65, Amer.; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl tzictli]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chicle - gum-like substance from the sapodilla chicle gum chewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

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Translations

chicle

n → Chiclegummi m

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