chilte

noun

chil·​te

ˈchiltē

plural -s

: a bushlike Mexican tree (Jatropha tepiquensis) of the spurge family yielding a latex and also a chicle used as a chewing-gum base

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish

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