chicle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chicle, from a Nahuan language; compare Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɪkliː/
Noun
chicle (uncountable)
- The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl tzictli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃikle/ [ˈt͡ʃi.kle]
- Rhymes: -ikle
- Syllabification: chi‧cle
Descendants
- English: chicle
Further reading
- “chicle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.