chicle

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Audio (Southern England) (file)
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

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.klɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.klɨ/

Noun

chicle m (plural chicles)

chicle
(Brazil) 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)

chewing gum
Synonyms: goma de mascar, (Llanito) chinga
chicle

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Catalan: xicle
→ English: chicle
→ German: Chicle

Further reading

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

Anagrams

cliché

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