"jicama" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/, /ˈhiː.kə.mə/ Forms: jicamas [plural]
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xīcama. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|jícama}} Spanish jícama, {{der|en|nah|xīcama}} Nahuatl xīcama Head templates: {{en-noun}} jicama (plural jicamas)
  1. The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico. Categories (lifeform): Phaseoleae tribe plants, Root vegetables, Vegetables Translations (the edible root of the yam bean): စိမ်းစားဥ (cim:ca:u.) (Burmese), jícama [feminine] (Catalan), singkamas (Cebuano), 沙葛 (saa¹ got³) (Chinese Cantonese), 涼薯 (Chinese Mandarin), 凉薯 (liángshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 豆薯 (dòushǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), jícama (French), pois patate (French), Yambohne [feminine] (German), bengkuang (Indonesian), patata messicana [feminine] (Italian), ヒカマ (hikama) (Japanese), bengkuang (Javanese), singkamas (Kapampangan), ដំឡូងរលួស (dâmlongrôluŏs) (Khmer), ប៉ិកួៈ (pekuəʔ) (Khmer), ប៉ិគក់ (bĕkkâ) (Khmer), sengkuang (Malay), jícama [feminine] (Spanish), pelenga [feminine] (Spanish), nabo mexicano [masculine] (Spanish), bangkuang (Sundanese), jamsbönrot [common-gender] (Swedish), jamsböna (Swedish), singkamas (Tagalog), มันแกว (Thai), mằn cát (Tày), cây củ đậu (Vietnamese), singkamas (Waray-Waray), maenzgat (Zhuang), lauxbaeggaeu (Zhuang), sawzliengz (Zhuang), gaeugat (Zhuang)

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "the edible root of the yam bean",
      "word": "singkamas"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "the edible root of the yam bean",
      "word": "maenzgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "the edible root of the yam bean",
      "word": "lauxbaeggaeu"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "the edible root of the yam bean",
      "word": "sawzliengz"
    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "the edible root of the yam bean",
      "word": "gaeugat"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jicama"
}

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