YAM


Meaning of YAM in English

/yam/ , n.

1. the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.

2. any of these plants.

3. the sweet potato.

4. Scot. potato (def. 1).

[ 1580-90; cf. Gullah n y am, Jamaican E nyaams, Sranan jamsi n y am( n y am), Fulani n y ami to eat, Twi enãm flesh, ànyinam, ayam'kàw-dé kinds of yam; earlier E forms

inhame or Sp ( i ) ñame ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .