Chicle Definition
chĭkəl, chēklĕ
noun
A gumlike substance made from the milky juice of the sapodilla tree and used in making chewing gum.
Webster's New World
The coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla, formerly used as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- chicle gum
Origin of Chicle
Spanish from Nahuatl tzictli from tzicoa to seize, hold, stick something to something else
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Spanish from Nahuatl tzictli from tzicoa to seize, hold, stick something to something else
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Spanish chicle, from Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
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