jicama

See also: jícama

English

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xīcama.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/, /ˈhiː.kə.mə/

Noun

jicama (plural jicamas)

The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America.

Translations

the edible root of the yam bean

Catalan: jícama f
Cebuano: singkamas
Chinese:
Cantonese: 沙葛 (saa¹ got³)

Mandarin: 涼薯 (zh), 凉薯 (zh) (liánɡshǔ), 豆薯 (zh) (dòushǔ)
French: jícama (fr), pois patate
German: Yambohne f
Indonesian: bengkuang (id)
Italian: patata messicana f
Japanese: ヒカマ (hikama)

Javanese: bengkuang
Kapampangan: singkamas
Malay: sengkuang
Spanish: jícama f, pelenga f, nabo mexicano m
Sundanese: bangkuang (su)
Swedish: jamsbönrot c, jamsböna
Tagalog: singkamas
Thai: มันแกว (th)
Vietnamese: cây củ đậu
Waray-Waray: singkamas
Zhuang: maenzgat, lauxbaeggaeu, sawzliengz, gaeugat

Further reading

jicama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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