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Where does “síncamas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “síncamas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjícamas—
2Nahuatlxīcama—
3Classical Nahuatlxīcamatl—
Every word from Classical Nahuatl xīcamatl →