chicle
pronunciation
How to pronounce chicle in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪkl]
How to pronounce chicle in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪkəl]
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- Noun:
- gum-like substance from the sapodilla
Word Origin
- chicle (n.)
- 1889, American English (in chicle-gum), from Mexican Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) tzictli.
Example
- 1. Such a load of hate , be as nasty as chicle stick you hold onto . Lingering pressures often make a very strong heart was hard and injustice , until disheartened .
- 2. They expected blood , bones , gristle , sinews . They chew and chew , but the words are chide and chicle is indigestible .