Definitions for chicle

chicle chic·le

Spelling: [chik-uh l]
IPA: /ˈtʃɪk əl/

Chicle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in chicle (ccehil).

Definitions for chicle

noun

  1. a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.

Origin of chicle

1860-65, Americanism; Mexican Spanish Nahuatl tzictli

Examples for chicle

And this tiger is old, fairly gray bearded, the chicle buyer said.

A few sacks of chicle had drifted away in the night, that was all.

And about it, above, below, on every side were other sacks of chicle.

The bleeding season for chicle begins with the first rainfall.

The camp in which Johnny had enjoyed his wild turkey dinner was a chicle camp.

I sent them with four pit-pan loads of chicle down the river.

With chicle at fifty cents a pound at the dock, that should yield a profit.

I import into Honduras every year more than two million pounds of chicle.

There is a net profit of twenty-five cents a pound on chicle.

The whole pile of chicle at that end is gone, and the silver box with it!

Word Value for chicle
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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