chicle
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkəl
Noun
chicle (uncountable)
- The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
chicle m (plural chicles)
- chicle
- (Brazil) chewing gum
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chicle m (plural chicles)
- chewing gum
- Synonyms: goma de mascar, (Llanito) chinga
- chicle
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Descendants
Further reading
- “chicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10