el
masculine
/ˈtʃikle/
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Translation
chewing gum
Word origin
From Nahuatl tzictli, the chewy sap of the sapodilla tree, brought into Mexican Spanish and then into English as 'chicle'.
- Origin
- Nahuatl
- Root
- tzictli
- English cognates
- chicle
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralchicles
Examples
mastica .
The boy is chewing a strawberry chewing gum.
¿ , ?
Will you give me a chewing gum, please?
pegar .
You should not stick chewing gum under the table.
.
I bought a packet of sugar-free chewing gum.
pegado .
The chewing gum got stuck in her hair.
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