[[Fil:Belize-chicle.jpg|thumb|right|En ''chiclero'' tapper et træ for chicle i Belize i 1917]]
'''Chicle''' ({{IPA2|ˈtʃɪkəl}}) er et [[plantegummi]], der traditionelt anvendes til at lave [[tyggegummi]] og andre produkter. Det indsamles fra flere arter [[mesoamerika]]nske træer af slægten ''[[Manilkara]]'', heriblandt ''[[Manilkara zapota|M. zapota]]'', ''[[Manilkara chicle|M. chicle]]'', ''[[Manilkara staminodella|M. staminodella]]'' og ''[[Manilkara bidentata|M. bidentata]]''.<ref name=Mathews19>{{cite book|last=Mathews|first=Jennifer P.|title=Chicle: The Chewing Gum of the Americas, From the Ancient Maya to William Wrigley|year=2009|publisher=University of Arizona Press|location=Tucson|isbn=0-8165-2821-7|pages=19–21}}</ref><ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chicle?show=0&t=1300372087 Chicle], Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 17 March 2011.</ref>
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