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chicle
chicle
English
Noun
chicle (uncountable)
- The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl tzictli (“gum of the sapodilla tree, chewing gum”), from tzicoā (“to seize, hold, stick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.kle/
Noun
chicle m (plural chicles)
Synonyms
- (chewing gum): goma de mascar f
Derived terms
Descendants
- English: chicle