Where does “chiclete” come from?
chiclete (Portuguese) comes from English chicle, from Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl tzictli.
chiclete (Portuguese): gum
Ancestry of “chiclete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chicle | The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after... |
| 2 | Spanish | chicle | chewing gum; chicle |
| 3 | Nahuatl | tzictli | — |