jícama

See also: jicama

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxikama/ [ˈxi.ka.ma]

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• Rhymes: -ikama
• Syllabification: jí‧ca‧ma

Noun

jícama f (plural jícamas)

1. jicama

Descendants

• → English: jicama

Further reading

• “jícama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014