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chicle

/ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/

chicle noun: the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.

Noun

chicle (uncountable)

  1. The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.

Origin of chicle

Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.

Words formed from chicle

Words that rhyme with chicle

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Questions about chicle

What does chicle mean?
Chicle means the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
What part of speech is chicle?
Chicle is a noun.
How do you pronounce chicle?
Chicle is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/.

Words near chicle in the dictionary

  1. chickweed
  2. chickweed wintergreen
  3. chickweeds
  4. chicky
  5. Chiclayo
  6. chicle
  7. chiclet
  8. chiclet keyboard
  9. chiclet keyboards
  10. chiclets
  11. chicly

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