Etymology

From English Chiclets (a brand of candy-coated chewing gum made by Cadbury Adams), from chicle (principal ingredient of chewing gum), from Spanish chicle, from Classical Nahuatl tzictli ‎(“gum of the sapodilla tree, chewing gum”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈklɛ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃi.ˈklɛ.t͡ʃi/
• Hyphenation: chi‧cle‧te