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| ji·ca·ma [ hkəmə ] (plural ji·ca·mas) |
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1. sweet edible root: a starchy tuberous root eaten raw in salads or cooked as a vegetable
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2. tropical plant: the tropical plant of the pea family that produces the jicama root. Latin name Pachyrhizus erosus.
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| [Early 17th century. Via Mexican Spanish< Nahuatl xicama] |
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