# singkamas

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of jicama.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog singkamas, from Philippine Spanish síncamas, from Early Modern Spanish jícamas, plural of jícama; from Classical Nahuatl xīcama, apocopic form of xīcamatl.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/singkamas