yam
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The meaning (definition) of the word yam
a sweet orange root vegetable, like a sweet potato.
The word yam used in a sentence
“Sweet orange yam tastes yummy when it's baked for dinner.”
Words that mean the same as yam (synonyms)
sweet potato
The plural of the word yam
yams
How the word yam is said around the world
| French | igname (ee-NYAHM) |
| Spanish | batata (bah-TAH-tah) |
| Mandarin | 薯 (shoo) |
| Hindi | याम (yahm) |
| Arabic | بطاطا (BAH-tah-tah) |
| Russian | ямс (YAHMS) |
| Portuguese (EU) | inhame (ee-NYUHN-mi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | inhame (ee-NYUHN-mew) |
| Japanese | ヤムイモ (yah-mu-EE-moh) |
| German | Süßkartoffel (ZUS-kahr-taw-fuhl) |
| Urdu | شکرقندی (shuh-kuh-ruh-KUN-dee) |
| Punjabi | ਜਿਵਿਕੰਦ (GYI-vi-kuhnd) |
| Korean | 참마 (CHAHM-mah) |
| Hebrew | בַּטָטָה (bah-TAH-tah) |
| Greek | γλυκοπατάτα (ghlee-koh-pah-TAH-tah) |
| Dutch | yam (yahm) |
| Tagalog | ubi (OO-bee) |
| Vietnamese | khoai lang (khwahy lahng) |
| Turkish | tatlı patates (taht-LU pah-tah-TES) |
| Persian | یام (yahm) |
| Polish | ignam (EEG-nahm) |
| Ukrainian | ямс (yahms) |
| Bengali | ইয়াম (eem) |
| Swedish | jams (yahms) |
| Italian | patata dolce (pah-TAH-tah DOHL-chay) |
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