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chicle definition

☆ chicle (c̸hik′əl)

noun

a gumlike substance made from the milky juice of the sapodilla tree and used in making chewing gum

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl čikλi

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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