chicle

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from 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

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tzictli (“gum of the sapodilla tree, chewing gum”), from tzicoā (“to seize, hold, stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃikle/

Noun

chicle m (plural chicles)

1. chewing gum
2. chicle

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• cliché