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chicle

Definition of chicle

noun

[mass noun]
  • the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, formerly chewed by the Aztecs and now used to make chewing gum.
  • another term for sapodilla.

Origin:

via Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictli

chicle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of chicle in the US English dictionary