Yam

Meaning of Yam

noun
  1. the edible starchy tuber of a climbing plant that is widely grown in tropical and subtropical countries.
  2. the cultivated plant that yields the yam.
  3. a sweet potato.

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

verb
  1. (of a cat) miaow.
    a cat slips up the driveway, yamming and trying to talk

Information about Yam

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Hyphenation of Yam

Yam

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • Yam is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of Yam

Amy, amy, Aym, May, may, Mya, mya, Yma

Words that rhyme with Yam

yam, Bayam, kangayam, Byam, Mohineyam, lyam, cocoyam, Miryam, Khayyam

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