chicle

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chicle

/ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/
/ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/

Rhymes with -ɪkəl, -iː

Where it comes from

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

noun

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

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"chicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chicle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chicle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chicle

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"chicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chicle.

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@misc{chicle_2026,
  title = {chicle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chicle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}