CHICLE


Meaning of CHICLE in English

/chik"euhl/ , n.

a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum. Also called chicle gum .

[ 1860-65, Amer.; tzictli ]

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