ñame — meaning in English

English meaning

• name noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
• yam noun A starchy edible root grown as a staple food in tropical regions.

Senses

ñame is used for these senses in English:

• name Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
• yam Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.
• yam The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

name — full definition

1. noun A word or phrase used to identify a specific person, place, or thing.
2. noun A person's reputation.
3. verb To give something or someone a name.
4. verb To identify or specify something explicitly.

yam — full definition

1. noun A starchy edible root grown as a staple food in tropical regions.
2. noun In American usage, a sweet potato.

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