: a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum
Examples of chicle in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebNoh-Bec is not ancient; it was founded in the 1930s by chicleros — people who made their living mainly by harvesting natural chewing gum from chicle found in trees that abound in the Yucatán.—Gabriel Popkin, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2016 The bulk of her inventory, which also includes leather boots, clay cooking pots and candy like Mazapan and chicle, are from Mexico.—Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
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