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单词 jicama
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Definition of jicama in English:

jicama

noun ˈhiːkəmaˈhē-
mass noun
  • The crisp white-fleshed edible tuber of the yam bean, used especially in Mexican cooking.

    豆薯,凉薯

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Corn and jicama are tossed with green romaine lettuce for a twist on the classic Caesar salad.
    • Open up to new food experiences, and you never know - you may come to love yuca, jicama and chayotes.
    • Spoon a portion of the tangerine sauce around the hash and garnish with the mango, red pepper, jicama, jalapeño, lime slice, and cilantro sprig.
    • To assemble the sushi: Brush beef slices and four slices of jicama with sauce and sprinkle with shallots.
    • The pulled pork was served cold but was exceptionally tender, and the potato-like jicama was served very effectively in small slices.
    • Second course is a heart of palm and jicama salad with a tequila-passion fruit vinaigrette.
    • Cut the fruit and jicama into same-size slices and stack them.
    • First dish out from the kitchen was a seaweed salad beautifully presented inside a cylindrical basket of root vegetable I guess was jicama.
    • Try chomping on baby carrots, apple slices, jicama sticks, green beans or other crunchy vegetables dunked in a tasty, low-fat dip.
    • If you like, add slivered fresh spinach leaves, diced jicama, blanched and slivered snow peas, supremed oranges, or a bit of julienned mint.
    • Most of the Mexican jicama crop goes to the United States.
    • Place two jicama stars on top and drizzle some herb oil around the dish.
    • Among Nichols's innovations are jicama for cool crunch and corn chips instead of toasted croutons for crispness.
    • He liked homemade carrot juice, nutty sunflower pate, roast jicama with a little balsamic vinegar, organic multigrain bread, and cholesterol-free egg substitute.
    • Next, cut each jicama half vertically into thin slices.
    • First, there are the crisp, watery roots, such as carrots, jicama, radishes, and lotus root.
    • Again, kiwi fruit and jicama were the most commonly liked, followed by red bell pepper, chickpeas, and avocado.
    • Trevisio served seared tuna with jicama, arugula and baby grapefruit, while 17 Restaurant dished up marinated fluke with citrus and shaved beet salad.
    • Salads such as the grapefruit and jicama and green papaya show off pristinely cut vegetables.
    • Between 25% and 50% of students asked their parents/caregivers for kiwi, red bell pepper, and jicama within the week after the tour.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xicama.

Definition of jicama in US English:

jicama

nounˈhē-
  • The crisp, white-fleshed, edible tuber of a Central American climbing plant of the pea family (Pachyrhizus erosus, family Leguminosae), cultivated since pre-Columbian times and used especially in Mexican cooking.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Place two jicama stars on top and drizzle some herb oil around the dish.
    • Open up to new food experiences, and you never know - you may come to love yuca, jicama and chayotes.
    • Try chomping on baby carrots, apple slices, jicama sticks, green beans or other crunchy vegetables dunked in a tasty, low-fat dip.
    • Between 25% and 50% of students asked their parents/caregivers for kiwi, red bell pepper, and jicama within the week after the tour.
    • Next, cut each jicama half vertically into thin slices.
    • First, there are the crisp, watery roots, such as carrots, jicama, radishes, and lotus root.
    • Spoon a portion of the tangerine sauce around the hash and garnish with the mango, red pepper, jicama, jalapeño, lime slice, and cilantro sprig.
    • Again, kiwi fruit and jicama were the most commonly liked, followed by red bell pepper, chickpeas, and avocado.
    • First dish out from the kitchen was a seaweed salad beautifully presented inside a cylindrical basket of root vegetable I guess was jicama.
    • He liked homemade carrot juice, nutty sunflower pate, roast jicama with a little balsamic vinegar, organic multigrain bread, and cholesterol-free egg substitute.
    • Salads such as the grapefruit and jicama and green papaya show off pristinely cut vegetables.
    • Most of the Mexican jicama crop goes to the United States.
    • Second course is a heart of palm and jicama salad with a tequila-passion fruit vinaigrette.
    • Cut the fruit and jicama into same-size slices and stack them.
    • Among Nichols's innovations are jicama for cool crunch and corn chips instead of toasted croutons for crispness.
    • The pulled pork was served cold but was exceptionally tender, and the potato-like jicama was served very effectively in small slices.
    • Corn and jicama are tossed with green romaine lettuce for a twist on the classic Caesar salad.
    • If you like, add slivered fresh spinach leaves, diced jicama, blanched and slivered snow peas, supremed oranges, or a bit of julienned mint.
    • Trevisio served seared tuna with jicama, arugula and baby grapefruit, while 17 Restaurant dished up marinated fluke with citrus and shaved beet salad.
    • To assemble the sushi: Brush beef slices and four slices of jicama with sauce and sprinkle with shallots.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Mexican Spanish jícama, from Nahuatl xicama.

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