Dictionary

jicama en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhiː.kə.mə/
• /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.

Meanings

1. The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.

Forms

Synonyms

Mexican yam bean

Translations (33)

war singkamas (the edible root of the yam bean) · ceb singkamas (the edible root of the yam bean) · it patata messicana (the edible root of the yam bean) · za gaeugat (the edible root of the yam bean) · su bangkuang (the edible root of the yam bean) · pam singkamas (the edible root of the yam bean) · vi cây củ đậu (the edible root of the yam bean) · ms sengkuang (the edible root of the yam bean) · th มันแกว (the edible root of the yam bean) · jv bengkuang (the edible root of the yam bean) · ca jícama (the edible root of the yam bean) · fr pois patate (the edible root of the yam bean) · fr jícama (the edible root of the yam bean) · de Yambohne (the edible root of the yam bean) · es pelenga (the edible root of the yam bean) · yue 沙葛 (the edible root of the yam bean) · id bengkuang (the edible root of the yam bean) · my စိမ်းစားဥ (the edible root of the yam bean) · km ដំឡូងរលួស (the edible root of the yam bean) · sv jamsböna (the edible root of the yam bean) · es nabo mexicano (the edible root of the yam bean) · za lauxbaeggaeu (the edible root of the yam bean) · tl singkamas (the edible root of the yam bean) · es jícama (the edible root of the yam bean) · cmn 豆薯 (the edible root of the yam bean) · km ប៉ិគក់ (the edible root of the yam bean) · ja ヒカマ (the edible root of the yam bean) · cmn 涼薯 /凉薯 (the edible root of the yam bean) · za sawzliengz (the edible root of the yam bean) · sv jamsbönrot (the edible root of the yam bean) · km ប៉ិកួៈ (the edible root of the yam bean) · za maenzgat (the edible root of the yam bean) · tyz mằn cát (the edible root of the yam bean)