Feminine

jícama

Meaning

jicama (edible root of yam bean)

Hyphenated as
jí‧ca‧ma
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxikama/
Etymology

In summary

First attested in the 16th century. Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.

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