: a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum
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Noh-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.
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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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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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“Chicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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