ji·ca·ma (h  k -m, h k-)n. A crisp, sweet turnip-shaped root vegetable (Pachyrhizus erosus) used raw in salads and as crudités or cooked in stews. Also called Mexican turnip, yam bean. [American Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl x  camatl.] |
jicama [dʒɪˈkɑːmə (Spanish) xɪkama]
n
(Cookery) a pale brown turnip with crisp sweet flesh, originating in Mexico
[from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xicama]
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