Etymology

chicle

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Today it means: The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum. Full definition →

Spanish chicle ← Nahuan
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  1. Nahuan · derived from
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromchicle
  3. English todaychicle

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

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