What is another word for yam?

Pronunciation: [jˈam] (IPA)

Yams are starchy root vegetables that have been cultivated since ancient times. They are a popular ingredient in many traditional dishes around the world and are often used in sweet and savory recipes alike. Some common synonyms for yams include sweet potatoes, taro, cassava, and potato. While yams are native to Africa and Asia, they have become a staple food in many different cultures and are prized for their versatility and nutritional value. Whether roasted, mashed, boiled, or fried, yams make a delicious and satisfying addition to any meal. So next time you're cooking up a storm in the kitchen, consider trying out one of these delicious yam substitutes!

What are the hypernyms for Yam?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Yam?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Yam?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Yam

Each and all are thriving, but I can do no more than mention them, though I fear so short a reference will be considered scant courtesy to the active, pushing people who are laboring with such success at the development of Polk, yam Hill, and Washington Counties.
"Two Years in Oregon"
Wallis Nash
The offerings being made, the Fetish-man partakes of the yam; the king then eats of the valued root; and after these two have pronounced them ripe and fit for food, the people consider themselves at liberty to commence digging.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
A woman with baskets of fruit dangling from the ends of a bamboo pole that was on her shoulders must have made Kumpee's girlfriend hungry since no sooner was she back with her beau than the exigency of eating had driven the herd to seek a bowl of tom yam soup with noodles.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills

Famous quotes with Yam

  • "You sound as if you question the authority and the decision of the Oracle, who said he should die." "I do not. Why should I? But the Oracle did not ask me to carry out its decision." [...] "The Earth cannot punish me for obeying her mesenger," Okonkwo said. "A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm."
    Chinua Achebe

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