JICAMA


Meaning of JICAMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhē-kə-mə ]

noun

Etymology: Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xīcamatl

Date: circa 1909

: an edible starchy tuberous root of a tropical American vine ( Pachyrhizus erosus ) of the legume family that is eaten raw or cooked

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.