jícama
Spanish, noun/ˈxikama/
jícama is spelled J-Í-C-A-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 153,784th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jícama is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jicama (edible root of yam bean)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Raíz de contextura bulbosa, consistencia firme, superficie lisa y color blanco, que suele consumirse con sal…”.
What does jícama mean in English?
noun
- 1
Mexicofemininejicama (edible root of yam bean)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Raíz de contextura bulbosa, consistencia firme, superficie lisa y color blanco, que suele consumirse con sal y limón o usarse en la medicina tradicional. 2. (Pachyrhizus erosus) Planta trepadora cultivada especialmente por sus raíces tuberosas, crece flores violetas o lilas y sus frutos son legumbres lineares con hendiduras entre las semillas. Sus semillas tienen forma casi redondeada o cuadrangular y coloración que varía del café al rojo oscuro. 3. Raíz de la jícama₂. 4. Semilla de la jícama₂ utilizada como remedio para los piojos o como alimento después de cocerse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jícama
- jícamas plural
- síncama alternative Puerto-Rico
- sincama alternative Philippines
- síncamas alternative Philippines plural
- sincamas alternative Philippines plural
- jimaca alternative Philippines obsolete
- híncamas alternative Philippines obsolete
- hincamas alternative Philippines obsolete
- jíncamas alternative Philippines obsolete
- gicamas alternative Philippines obsolete
- hicamas alternative Philippines obsolete
- hícamas alternative Philippines obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jícama?
- /ˈxikama/
- [ˈxi.ka.ma]
- /ˈʃikama/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jícama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jícama in Spanish?
jícama appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).