: an edible starchy tuberous root of a tropical American vine (Pachyrhizus erosus) of the legume family that is eaten raw or cooked
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One salad is topped with salmon, edamame, diced jicama, mango salsa and sesame seeds.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
For something spirit-driven, stop by the New York import Apotheke for the botanical cocktails: each is meticulously crafted with organic produce like local kale, concord grapes, and jicama.
—Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2023
If desired, eliminate the celery and replace it with diced bell pepper, cucumber or jicama for crunch.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Arrange 2 to 3 pieces each of the scallions, carrots, red pepper, cucumber and jicama over the vermicelli.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Vietnam’s long associations with foreign entities allow for such fancies as pâté chaud, flaky puff pastry filled with a meaty interior of ground pork, foie gras, chicken pâté and diced jicama for some crunch.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
But on one spring evening, Fadul and her team served thin slices of the raw fruit, which tastes like a cross between jicama and cucumber.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Take root vegetables: If beets or radishes have always given you the ick, try out a different variety, like jicama or cassava.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
The sprawling menu has a vague Caribbean bent, with jackfruit tacos dressed in jicama slaw and jerk burgers with fries, but the real gold is anything that lets all that great Gulf seafood shine.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
For something spirit-driven, stop by the New York import Apotheke for the botanical cocktails: each is meticulously crafted with organic produce like local kale, concord grapes, and jicama.
—Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2023
If desired, eliminate the celery and replace it with diced bell pepper, cucumber or jicama for crunch.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
Arrange 2 to 3 pieces each of the scallions, carrots, red pepper, cucumber and jicama over the vermicelli.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Vietnam’s long associations with foreign entities allow for such fancies as pâté chaud, flaky puff pastry filled with a meaty interior of ground pork, foie gras, chicken pâté and diced jicama for some crunch.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
But on one spring evening, Fadul and her team served thin slices of the raw fruit, which tastes like a cross between jicama and cucumber.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Take root vegetables: If beets or radishes have always given you the ick, try out a different variety, like jicama or cassava.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
The sprawling menu has a vague Caribbean bent, with jackfruit tacos dressed in jicama slaw and jerk burgers with fries, but the real gold is anything that lets all that great Gulf seafood shine.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
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jicama
noun
ji·ca·ma
ˈhē-kə-mə 
: a starchy root of a tropical American vine related to the pea and eaten raw or cooked
Etymology
Mexican Spanish jícama "a starchy root of a tropical American vine"
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