chicle Syllabification: (chic·le)Pronunciation: /ˈCHikəl, ˈCHiklē/Definition of chicle noun the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used to make chewing gum. another term for sapodilla.Origin:via Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl tzictlichicle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of chicle in the British & World English dictionary