chicle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/

Noun

chicle (uncountable)

1. The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum

Anagrams

• cliche, cliche', cliché

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kli/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kli/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.kle/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.klɨ/, /ˈʃikl/ [ˈʃikɫ]

Noun

chicle m (plural chicles)

1. chicle
2. chewing gum

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica

Derived terms

• chicle de goma

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)

1. chewing gum

   Synonyms: goma de mascar, (Llanito) chinga

2. chicle

Derived terms

• chiclero
• chicloso

 

Descendants

• English: chicle

Further reading

• “chicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• cliché