chicle Synonyms
Another word for chicle
• noun (Context 1)
A natural, elastic milky latex obtained by tapping the bark of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), historically and traditionally boiled down for use as the primary base in chewing gum.
"Before synthetic rubbers became widespread in the mid-twentieth century, commercial chewing gum was manufactured almost exclusively from harvested gum."
• noun (Context 2)
The sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a long-lived evergreen tree native to southern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean that yields both edible fruit and latex.
"Harvestersknown as chicleros make zig-zag incisions in the trunk of the sapodilla to collect its valuable resinous sap."
• noun (Context 3)
The sweet, brown-skinned, ovoid berry of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), featuring yellowish-brown, mildly grainy flesh with a malty, caramel-like flavor.
"At the local market in Yucatan, vendors sold ripe sapodilla alongside papayas and mangoes."