American Chicle Company — The American Chicle Company was a chewing gum trust founded by Edward E. Beeman and Jonathan Primle.[1] History It was incorporated in Trenton, New Jersey on June 2, 1899.[1] Its market capitalization was $9,000,000 with one third of its stock… … Wikipedia
chicle — /chik euhl/, n. a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum. Also called chicle gum. [1860 65, Amer.; < MexSp < Nahuatl tzictli] * * * ▪ gum… … Universalium
chicle gum — noun gum like substance from the sapodilla • Syn: ↑chicle • Hypernyms: ↑gum • Substance Holonyms: ↑chewing gum, ↑gum * * * chic|le «CHIHK uhl», noun, or chicle gum … Useful english dictionary
chicle — /ˈtʃɪkəl/ (say chikuhl) noun a gum like substance obtained from certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used in the manufacture of chewing gum, etc. Also, chicle gum. {American Spanish, from Nahuatl chictli} …
chicle — n. rubber like gum, main ingredient of chewing gum, obtained from Central American sapodilla tree. ♦ chiclero, Spanish American n. gatherer of this … Dictionary of difficult words
chicle — noun Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahautl tzictli Date: circa 1889 a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum … New Collegiate Dictionary
chicle — chic|le [ tʃıkl ] noun uncount the thick juice of a tropical Central American tree, used to make CHEWING GUM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chicle — noun (U) the gum (=thick juice) of a tropical American tree used in making chewing gum … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chicle — chic•le [[t]ˈtʃɪk əl[/t]] n. pln a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in chewing gum • Etymology: 1860–65, amer.; < MexSp < Nahuatl tzictli … From formal English to slang
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List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
