Yam

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

English

Etymology

From the Portuguese inhame and Spanish ñame, possibly from the Fulani nyami, ("to eat"). The term was coined in 1657.

Noun

yam (plural: yams)

1. the edible, starchy, tuberous root of any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea, usually cultivated in the Eastern and Western hemispheres
2. (Southern U.S.) A sweet potato
3. (Scottish) potato

Translations

• Hausa: Adurufr:yam

zh:yam