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Where does “χρυσότσιχλα” come from?

χρυσότσιχλα (Greek) comes from Greek τσίχλα, from English chicle, from Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl tzictli.

χρυσότσιχλα (Greek): "Zoothera dauma", the White's thrush

Definitions

  1. "Zoothera dauma", the White's thrush

Ancestry of “χρυσότσιχλα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekτσίχλαthrush; "especially" "Turdus philomelos": song...
2EnglishchicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after...
3Spanishchiclechewing gum; chicle
4Nahuatltzictli—
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