yam
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 | patate douce (pahtaht doos) |
| Spanish | batata (bahtahtah) |
| Mandarin | 薯 (shǔ) |
| Hindi | याम (yahm) |
| Arabic | بطاطا (bahtahtah) |
| Russian | сладкий картофель (sladkii kartofel') |
| Portuguese (EU) | inhame (eenyuhnmi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | inhame (eenyuhnmew) |
| Japanese | ヤムイモ (yamuimo) |
| German | Süßkartoffel (zuskahrtawfuhl) |
| Urdu | شکرقندی (shuhkuhruhkundee) |
| Punjabi | ਜਿਵਿਕੰਦ (gyivikuhnd) |
| Korean | 참마 (camma) |
| Hebrew | בַּטָטָה (bahtahtah) |
| Greek | γλυκοπατάτα (glukopatata) |
| Dutch | yam (yahm) |
| Tagalog | ubi (oobee) |
| Vietnamese | khoai lang (khwahy lahng) |
| Turkish | tatlı patates (tahtlu pahtahtes) |
| Persian | یام (yahm) |
| Polish | ignam (eegnahm) |
| Ukrainian | ямс (yams) |
| Bengali | ইয়াম (eem) |
| Swedish | jams (yahms) |
| Italian | patata dolce (pahtahtah dohlchay) |
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