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Definition of chicle in English: chiclenoun ˈtʃɪk(ə)lˈtʃɪkliˈtʃɪkəl mass noun1The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, formerly chewed by the Aztecs and now used to make chewing gum. Example sentencesExamples - To the east lay the airstrip built half a century ago, when Wrigley's planes flew in regularly to buy chicle tree resin.
- Then immerse yourself in the exotic oasis of nearby Foster Botanical Garden, and send the kids sleuthing for chocolate, cinnamon, and chicle (chewing gum) trees, amid other varieties.
- The tree, which also produces the gum chicle, from which chewing gum is made, was cultivated in the region long before the arrival of the Spaniards.
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another term for sapodilla
Origin Via Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli. Rhymes fickle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, strickle, tickle, trickle Definition of chicle in US English: chiclenounˈCHikəlˈtʃɪkəl 1The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used to make chewing gum. Example sentencesExamples - To the east lay the airstrip built half a century ago, when Wrigley's planes flew in regularly to buy chicle tree resin.
- The tree, which also produces the gum chicle, from which chewing gum is made, was cultivated in the region long before the arrival of the Spaniards.
- Then immerse yourself in the exotic oasis of nearby Foster Botanical Garden, and send the kids sleuthing for chocolate, cinnamon, and chicle (chewing gum) trees, amid other varieties.
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another term for sapodilla
Origin Via Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli. |