CHICLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chicle mean? 

• CHICLE (noun)
  The noun CHICLE has 1 sense:

1. gum-like substance from the sapodilla

  Familiarity information: CHICLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHICLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gum-like substance from the sapodilla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

chicle; chicle gum

Hypernyms ("chicle" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

Holonyms ("chicle" is a substance of...):

chewing gum; gum (a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)