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Where does “jícama” come from?

jícama (Mexican Spanish) comes from Nahuatl xīcama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcamatl.

jícama (Mexican Spanish): jicama

Definitions

  1. jicama

Ancestry of “jícama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nahuatlxīcama—
2Classical Nahuatlxīcamatl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl xīcamatl →