chiclete

Portuguese

Etymology

Genericization from the trademark Chiclets. The senses pertaining to songs are a likely ellipsis of música chiclete.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈklɛ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈklɛ.tɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
Hyphenation: chi‧cle‧te

Noun

chiclete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural chicletes)

gum (single piece of chewing gum)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pastilha elástica
- 1981, “Chiclete”, in Táxi, performed by Táxi:
  Como esta música é produto acabado / Da sociedade de consumo imediato / Como tudo o que se comete nesta vida, chiclete
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(figuratively) earworm (tune that keeps replaying in one's head)
Synonym: música chiclete

Adjective

chiclete (invariable)

(informal, figurative, of a song) catchy
- 2018, Mirella Santos, “Envolvimento”, performed by MC Loma e As Gêmeas Lacração:
  Esse hit é chiclete
  Na sua mente vai ficar
  This hit is catchy
  It'll stick in your mind