inhame

Portuguese

inhame

Etymology

Possibly from the Fula nyami (“to eat”). Compare Spanish ñame.

Noun

inhame m (plural inhames)

yam (edible root of Dioscorea vine)

Descendants

English: yam
French: igname
→ Irish: ionam
Italian: igname

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