Etymology

nagaimo

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Today it means: Dioscorea opposita, a variety of yam. Full definition →

Japanese 長芋
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from長芋
  2. English todaynagaimo

Borrowed from Japanese 長芋, literally "long yam".

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