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{{also|jícama}}
==English==
[[File:Jicama CDC.jpg|thumb]]

===Etymology===
From Mexican {{bor|en|es|jícama}}, from {{der|en|nah|xīcama}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈhɪ.kə.mə/|/ˈhiː.kə.mə/}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# The edible root of the [[yam bean]], {{taxlink|Pachyrhizus erosus|species}}, used in salads in Central America and as a snack in Mexico.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|the edible root of the yam bean}}
* Burmese: {{t+|my|စိမ်းစားဥ}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|jícama|f}}
* Cebuano: {{t|ceb|singkamas}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|沙葛|tr=saa1 got3}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|涼薯|tr=liángshǔ}}, {{t+|cmn|豆薯|tr=dòushǔ}}
* French: {{t+|fr|jícama}}, {{t|fr|pois patate}}
* German: {{t|de|Yambohne|f}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|bengkuang}}
* Italian: {{t|it|patata messicana|f}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|ヒカマ|tr=hikama|sc=Jpan}}
* Javanese: {{t|jv|bengkuang}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|singkamas}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ដំឡូងរលួស}}, {{t+|km|ប៉ិកួៈ}}, {{t|km|ប៉ិគក់}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|sengkuang}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|jícama|f}}, {{t|es|pelenga|f}}, {{t|es|nabo mexicano|m}}
* Sundanese: {{t+|su|bangkuang}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|jamsbönrot|c}}, {{t|sv|jamsböna}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|singkamas}}
* Thai: {{t+|th|มันแกว}}
* Tày: {{t|tyz|mằn cát}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|cây củ đậu}}
* Waray-Waray: {{t|war|singkamas}}
* Zhuang: {{t|za|maenzgat}}, {{t|za|lauxbaeggaeu}}, {{t|za|sawzliengz}}, {{t|za|gaeugat}}
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===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}

{{C|en|Phaseoleae tribe plants|Vegetables|Root vegetables}}