CHICLE


Meaning of CHICLE in English

ˈchikəl sometimes ˈchēkəl or ˈchiklē noun

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl chictli, tzictli

1. : a gum reported to contain both rubber and gutta-percha obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces from the latex of the sapodilla largely from Yucatan and Central America and used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum

2. : any of several gums derived from tropical So. American trees of the families Moraceae and Apocynaceae

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