chiclen.
/ˈtʃɪk(ə)l//ˈtʃɪkliː/ In full chicle-gum: a gum-like substance obtained from the bully tree ( Mimusops globosa), and from the sapodilla ( Sapota zapotilla), largely used in the United States in the manufacture of chewing-gum; hence, chewing-gum.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > chewing- or bubble-gum
gum1842
chewing-gum1850
gum ball1855
Tutti Frutti1885
chicle1889
bubblegum1911
spearmint1920
chewy1921
chutty1941
chuggy1994
spoggy1999
the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > plant juices
honey1558
liquorice juice1657
cassareep1807
Solazzi juice1861
chicle1915
1889 Cent. Dict. Chicle-gum.
1907 O. Wister Simple Spelling-bee 36 He again removed his chickle and placed it on the window-sill.
1915 Chambers's Jrnl. June 376/1 Chicle, the rezin of the chicozapote-tree of Mexico, is the principle [sic] ingredient..in the manufacture of chewing-gum.
1925 Countries of the World xxvii. 2752/1 The collecting of chiclegum and the cultivation of rubber are notable.
1933 Discovery Nov. 352/1 A few chicle gatherers..engage in tapping the sapodilla trees during the rainy season.
1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 403/1 This type of sweetmeat [sc. chewing gum] is usually made of chicle.
Derivatives
ˈchicle v. (intransitive) to chew gum.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > eat specific substances or food [verb (intransitive)] > chew gum
chicle1907
1907 O. Wister Simple Spelling-bee 18 Fifty per cent of our population chickles.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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