chicle
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkəl
Noun
editchicle (uncountable)
- The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
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editPortuguese
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Noun
editchicle m (plural chicles)
- chicle
- (Brazil) chewing gum
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica
Derived terms
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchicle m (plural chicles)
- chewing gum
- Synonyms: goma de mascar, (Llanito) chinga
- chicle
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “chicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:English/ɪkəl
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- en:Gums and resins
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ikle
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- es:Gums and resins