yam
意味
- ヤム(熱帯産のつる植物);その根(食用)
- 《米》サツマイモ
例文
Have you ever eaten purple-yam ice cream?
ウベアイスクリームを食べた事があるか。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Borrowed from Portuguese inhame and Spanish ñame, likely from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. The term was spelled yam as early as 1657.