sincamas

English

Noun

sincamas (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of singkamas
   • 1909, Jose Algue, Miguel Selga, The Government of the Philippine Islands Weather Bureau Manila Central Observatory:

     The crop of sugar cane is sufficiently good, while that of sincamas, squash, melons, sitao, and oranges is fair.

   • 1946, United States. War Department, Army Recipes, page 379:

     The edible root of the sincamas has approximately the same shape as does the turnip.

   • 1976, The Philippine Journal of Coconut Studies - Volumes 1-5, page 180:

     Also, the fleshy root of sincamas which were on sale in market stalls in Bícol were small and fibrous.