Chicle
[chik-uh l] /ˈtʃɪk əl/
noun
1.
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
/ˈtʃɪkəl/
noun
1.
a gumlike substance obtained from the sapodilla; the main ingredient of chewing gum Also called chicle gum
n.
1889, American English (in chicle-gum), from Mexican Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl (Aztec) tzictli.
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