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- Chicle - Wikipedia
The word is used in the Americas and Spain to refer to chewing gum, chicle being a common term for it in Spanish and chiclete being the Portuguese term (both in Brazil and in parts of Portugal; other areas also use the term chicla)
- Chicle | Definition, Description, History | Britannica
Chicle, gum that consists of the coagulated milky latex of the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), a tropical American fruit tree principally from Yucatán and regions of Central America Chicle is obtained as pinkish to reddish brown pieces and is said to contain both rubber and gutta-percha
- What Is Chicle? The Natural History of Chewing Gum
Chicle is a natural latex, specifically a gum, collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus Manilkara The most well-known source is the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), native to the tropical forests of Central America and the Yucatán Peninsula
- Chicle Chewing Gum: Health Benefits | Nathan and Sons
Chicle has its roots in the ancient Mayan civilization, where it was harvested from sapodilla trees in Central America The Mayans used chicle not only for chewing but also as a base material for adhesives and waterproofing
- THE UNKNOWN HISTORY OF CHICLETS
Explore the history of Chiclets, the iconic candy-coated gum from its ancient origins to modern ownership changes
- CHICLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CHICLE is a gum from the latex of the sapodilla used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum
- Chicle Gum and Popular Culture in the Americas
Chicle is a thick and odorless natural latex that comes from the Chicozapote tree (Manilkara sapota), which is indigenous in Mexico and Central America When the sapodilla tree is cut into with a blade or infested with insects, it produces latex as a protective response
- Chicle: The Chewing Gum of the Americas, From the Ancient Maya to . . .
In particular, it focuses on chicle (the resin used in chewing gum), from its earliest uses among pre-contact peoples to the boom and bust extraction industry of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and its small-scale use today
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