Definitions For Jicama

Noun

JICAMA (plural JICAMAs) The edible root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus, used in salads in Central America.

Translations

Burmese: စိမ်းစားဥ Catalan: jícama, f Cebuano: singkamas Chinese: : Cantonese: 沙葛 (saa1 got3) : Mandarin: 涼薯, 凉薯, tr=liánɡshǔ, 豆薯, tr=dòushǔ French: jícama, pois patate German: Yambohne, f Indonesian: bengkuang Italian: patata messicana, f Japanese: ヒカマ (hikama, sc=Jpan) Javanese: bengkuang Kapampangan: singkamas Malay: sengkuang Spanish: jícama, f, pelenga, f, nabo mexicano, m Sundanese: bangkuang Swedish: jamsbönrot, c, jamsböna Tagalog: singkamas Thai: มันแกว Vietnamese: cây củ đậu Waray-Waray: singkamas Zhuang: maenzgat, lauxbaeggaeu, sawzliengz, gaeugat

Etymology

From Mexican {{etyl, es, en}} jícama, from {{etyl, nah, en}} xīcama.

Is Jicama a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
21

The word Jicama is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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