jicama
/ˈhɪ.kə.mə/noun
jicama is spelled J-I-C-A-M-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jicama means “The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jicama is jicamas.
How many letters and syllables are in jicama?
| Letters | 6: J-I-C-A-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jicama?
Jicama appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jicama?
- /ˈhɪ.kə.mə/
- /ˈhiː.kə.mə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jicama.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jicama
- jicamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jicama mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The edible root of the yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jicama in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the edible root of the yam bean:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jícama, pois patate |
| German | Yambohne |
| Spanish | jícama, pelenga, nabo mexicano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jicama come from?
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).