yam
pronunciation
How to pronounce yam in British English:
UK [jæm]
How to pronounce yam in American English:
US [jæm]
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- Noun:
- edible tuber of any of several yams
- any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
- sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked
- edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food
Word Origin
- yam (n.)
- 1580s, igname (current form by 1690s), from Portuguese inhame or Spanish igname, from a West African language (compare Fulani nyami "to eat;" Twi anyinam "species of yam"); the word in American and Jamaican English probably is directly from West African sources. The Malay name is ubi, whence German öbiswurzel.
Example
- 1. Yam is a food with rich nutritional and health value .
- 2. Yam kudzu tablets to treat diabetes ?
- 3. The chinese yam bought yesterday , can shoot thriller movie simply .
- 4. Biden and his entourage ordered five bowls of black bean sauce noodles , 10 steamed buns , smashed cucumber salad , mountain yam salad , shredded potatoes and coca cola at yao 's chao gan restaurant for lunch last thursday , racking up a tab of 79 yuan ( $ 12.40 ) .
- 5. Nonetheless , it has more protein than that of other tropical food sources like yam , potato , plantains , etc.