chicle

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C0288200 (chĭk′əl, chē′klĕ)n. The coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla, formerly used as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.

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

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]

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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chicle - gum-like substance from the sapodillachicle gumchewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewinggum - 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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chicle

(chĭk`əl), name for the gum obtained from the latex of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a tropical American evergreen. The sapodilla (known also by many other common names) is widely cultivated in tropical regions, including S Florida, for its fruit, which is plum-sized with translucent yellow-brown flesh. Large-scale cultivation of the tree for latex is impractical because it can be tapped only infrequently and varies widely in yield. Chicle is collected during the rainy season from wild trees in the rain forests. Natives, called chicleros, cut zigzag gashes in the tree trunk and collect the sap in bags. The collected material is boiled until it reaches the correct thickness and is then molded into blocks. These are exported, chiefly to the United States, for use in making chewing gumchewing gum,
confection consisting usually of chicle, flavorings, and corn syrup and sugar (or artificial sweeteners). Prehistoric people are believed to have chewed resins. Spruce resin was chewed as a thirst quencher by Native Americans, from whom pioneers adopted the custom.
..... Click the link for more information. . Unsystematic and excessive tapping of the sapodilla (especially in the Yucatán peninsula, where it was most abundant) is leading to its depletion and has necessitated increasing use of chicle substitutes from other latex-producing plants.

chicle

[′chik·əl] (materials) A gummy exudate obtained from the bark of Achras zapota, an evergreen tree belonging to the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae); used as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.

chicle

chi·cle

(chik'el), 1. The partially evaporated viscous, milky juice from Manilkara zapotilla (sapotaceae), which is native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. 2. A mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols. Used in the manufacture of chewing gum. [Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]

chi·cle

(chikĕl) 1. The partially evaporated viscous, milky juice from Manilkara zapotilla (family Sapotaceae), which is native to the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. 2. A mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols. Used in the manufacture of chewing gum. [Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]

chi·cle

(chikĕl) Mixture of gutta with triterpene alcohols; used in manufacture of chewing gum. [Sp., from Nahuatl chictli]

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noun gum-like substance from the sapodilla

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