YAM


Meaning of YAM in English

/ jæm; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] the large root of a tropical plant that is cooked as a vegetable

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Portuguese inhame or obsolete Spanish iñame , probably of West African origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.