: 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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Raw Veggies Instead of: Chips and other crunchy snacks
Vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumbers, and jicama can help satisfy the urge for something crunchy at snack time.
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Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
Honorable mentions New to the regular concession offerings, the Baja-style fruit cups are a light and refreshing snack containing slices of watermelon, mango, jicama and cucumber and they are garnished with chamoy, lime juice and Tajin.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Try jicama sticks with guacamole (check out my tomato-free guac recipe).
—Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Other root vegetables are carrots, yucca, jicama, radishes, parsnips, and turnips.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
Honorable mentions New to the regular concession offerings, the Baja-style fruit cups are a light and refreshing snack containing slices of watermelon, mango, jicama and cucumber and they are garnished with chamoy, lime juice and Tajin.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Try jicama sticks with guacamole (check out my tomato-free guac recipe).
—Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Other root vegetables are carrots, yucca, jicama, radishes, parsnips, and turnips.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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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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