chicle

chewing gum

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chicle(

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (candy)

a. chewing gum

Me encantan los chicles de menta.I love mint chewing gum.

b. gum

Le recomendaron chicles de nicotina para ayudarlo a dejar de fumar.They recommended nicotine gum to help him quit smoking.

c. bubblegum

Me encantaba hacer globos con chicle.I used to love blowing bubbles with bubblegum.

2. (botany)

a. gum

Se puede obtener chicle de este tipo de árbol.You can obtain gum from this kind of tree.

b. chicle

Los árboles estaban cubiertos de chicle.The trees were covered with chicle.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(annoying person)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. pest

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

No la soporto, es una chicle y no me deja sola.I can't stand her, she's such a pest. She never leaves me alone.

chicle

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

Noun

1. (general)

a. chewing gum

chicle

chewing gum

chicle de globo bubble gum

chicle sin azúcar sugar-free chewing gum

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chicle en la basura	gum in the trash can
¿Tienes chicle?	Do you have chewing gum?
masticar chicle	to chew gum
chicle de globo	bubble gum
chicle bomba	bubble gum
chicle globero	bubble gum
chicle globo	bubble gum
tienes chicle	you have chewing gum do you have chewing gum