chicle
/ˈtʃɪk(ə)l
/ /ˈtʃɪkli/noun [mass noun]
1The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, formerly chewed by the Aztecs and now used to make chewing gum.Then immerse yourself in the exotic oasis of nearby Foster Botanical Garden, and send the kids sleuthing for chocolate, cinnamon, and chicle (chewing gum) trees, amid other varieties....
- The tree, which also produces the gum chicle, from which chewing gum is made, was cultivated in the region long before the arrival of the Spaniards.
- To the east lay the airstrip built half a century ago, when Wrigley's planes flew in regularly to buy chicle tree resin.
1.1 another term for sapodilla.
Origin
Via Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli.
Rhymes
- Betelgeux
- betel nut
- be ten a penny
- beth
- be thankful (or grateful) for small mercies
- Bethany
- be that as it may
- Beth Din
- be the best of friends
- be the best (or greatest) thing since sliced bread
- be the case
- be the death of
- be the despair of
- bet-hedging
- be the end
- Bethel
- be the limit
- be (the) living proof that (or of)
- Bethel Park
- be the making of someone
- be the marrying kind
- be the most
- be the pits
- be there for
- Bethesda