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xicamatl
Nahuatl · pre-1500s
"jicama root"
the name for the crisp, edible root vegetable
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jicama
Spanish · 1500s-1600s
"jicama root"
adopted from Nahuatl via Spanish colonial contact in Mexico
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jicama
English · 1900s
"a crisp, sweet root vegetable"
adopted as the vegetable became known in American cuisine
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