chicle

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/ Rhymes: -ɪkəl === Noun === chicle (uncountable) The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum. ==== Derived terms ==== chiclet === Anagrams === cliche, cliche', cliché == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === chicle m (plural chicles) chicle (Brazil) chewing gum Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica ==== Derived terms ==== chicle de goma === Further reading === “chicle”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chicle”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tzictli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃikle/ [ˈt͡ʃi.kle] Rhymes: -ikle Syllabification: chi‧cle === Noun === chicle m (plural chicles) chewing gum Synonyms: goma de mascar, (Llanito) chinga chicle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: xicle → English: chicle → German: Chicle → Tarifit: čikli → Tunisian Arabic: شكلي (šikli) === Further reading === “chicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === cliché