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Where does “singkamas” come from?

singkamas (English) comes from Tagalog singkamas, from Philippine Spanish síncamas, from Spanish jícamas, from Nahuatl xīcama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcamatl.

singkamas (English): Synonym of jicama

Definitions

  1. Synonym of jicama

Ancestry of “singkamas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogsingkamasPachyrhizus erosus, a vine cultivated for its...
2Philippine Spanishsíncamas—
3Spanishjícamas—
4Nahuatlxīcama—
5Classical Nahuatlxīcamatl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl xīcamatl →