chicle means the milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
chicle is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
noun
- The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum.