: a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum
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The base of these chewing gums was made from natural substances such as spruce resin and chicle, a natural latex that Aztecs and Mayans chewed for hundreds if not thousands of years.
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Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
In the 1950s, chicle harvesters began struggling to meet demand.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
Ancient Scandinavians chewed birch sap 10,000 years ago and Mayans loved chicle.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
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.
—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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Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
In the 1950s, chicle harvesters began struggling to meet demand.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
Ancient Scandinavians chewed birch sap 10,000 years ago and Mayans loved chicle.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
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.
—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 31 Jul. 2025.
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