bubble gum

el chicle

bubblegum

USAGE NOTE

This word may also be spelled “bubblegum.”

bubble gum(

buh

buhl

guhm

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (confection)

a. el chicle

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Would you buy me some bubble gum from the candy store?¿Me comprarías chicle en la confitería?

b. el chicle de globo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

Some people chew bubble gum to cope with stress.Algunas personas mascan chicle de globo para hacerle frente al estrés.

c. el chicle bomba

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Colombia

(Colombia)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

My father taught me how to blow bubbles with bubble gum.Mi padre me enseñó a hacer pompas con chicle de bomba.

d. el chicle globero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Uruguay

(Uruguay)

I stepped in bubble gum and now it's all over my shoe.Pisé chicle globero y ahora se me desparramó por todo el zapato.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

2. (upbeat teenage music)

a. bubblegum

The classic period of the bubble gum pop ran from 1967 to 1972.El período clásico de la música bubblegum fue de 1967 a 1972.

Examples