chicle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chicle
1860–65, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl tzictli
Example Sentences
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Simply – which makes gum from a type of tree sap called chicle instead of synthetic ingredients – has seen its sales double every year since 2021 without raising prices, Proschan said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Driving west from El Hormiguero toward the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, the road wends through ceibas, strangler figs, and sapodillas, a tree prized since Maya times for its chicle gum.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
Eventually, Don Pancho started leading hunts for wealthy foreigners through the Safari Club International, he said, mostly Americans working for the chewing gum companies that would come to Calakmul to harvest chicle from the jungle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
It was the Mexican general Santa Anna who brought chicle to American cities in the 19th century.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2017
“It sounded as if our esteemed Chief was hired by the chicle company as a salesman or demonstrator of their products!”
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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