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Synonyms for yam

Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : yæm

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Définition of yam

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Portuguese inhame or Spanish igname, from a West African language (cf. Fulani nyami "to eat;" Twi anyinam "species of yam"); the word in American and Jamaican English probably is directly from West African sources.
  • As in potato : noun vegetable
  • As in tuber : noun vegetable
Example sentences :
  • It will be a great improvement to cut up a yam and boil it in the soup.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • However, the yam may prove a valuable acquisition to the country.
  • Extract from : « Farm drainage » by Henry Flagg French
  • The Chinese yam, recently introduced, grows downward two or three feet.
  • Extract from : « Farm drainage » by Henry Flagg French
  • The yam is the root of a climbing plant which David called the Dioscoreo-sativa.
  • Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • At last I had but a pint of water remaining and only a yam or two.
  • Extract from : « Norman Vallery » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The crops grown were the “taro,” “hue” (gourd), “uwhi” (yam), and “kumara.”
  • Extract from : « The City of Auckland » by John Barr
  • "I give you that," said Tute (Cook), and from that day this kind of yam was called the Kivi.
  • Extract from : « Savage Island » by Basil C. Thomson
  • This name in modern dialects designates the yam and the potato.
  • Extract from : « Origin of Cultivated Plants » by Alphonse De Candolle
  • It consisted of baked plantain and yam, and was smoking hot.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 » by Various
  • A kind of yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) was found here, and proved good eating.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray

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