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chic·le
(chĭk′əl, chē′klĕ)n.
The coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla, formerly used as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.
[Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli, from tzicoa, to seize, hold, stick something to something else .]
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chicle
(ˈtʃɪkəl)n
(Cookery) a gumlike substance obtained from the sapodilla; the main ingredient of chewing gum. Also called: chicle gum
[from Spanish, from Nahuatl chictli]
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chic•le
(ˈtʃɪk əl)n.
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in chewing gum.
[1860–65, Amer.; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl tzictli]
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Noun | 1. | chicle - gum-like substance from the sapodilla chewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying |
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chicle
n → Chiclegummi m
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