Meanings
nounpurple yam (plural purple yams)
plural purple yams
- A yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata.
Synonyms: rasavalli, ube, water yam, winged yam
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 參薯 /参薯
- 參薯 /参薯 (shēnshǔ)Dioscorea alata
Finnish isojamssi
- isojamssiDioscorea alata
Hindi रतालू
- रतालू (ratālū)Dioscorea alata
Japanese 大薯, 紅芋
- 大薯 (daijo)Dioscorea alata
- 紅芋 (beniimo)Dioscorea alata
- ウベ (ube)Dioscorea alata
Korean 열대둥근마
- 열대둥근마 (yeoldaedunggeunma)Dioscorea alata
Malay ubi
- ubiDioscorea alata
Polish pochrzyn skrzydlaty
- pochrzyn skrzydlatyDioscorea alata
Spanish ñampí
- ñampíDioscorea alata
Tagalog ube
- ubeDioscorea alata
Tamil செவ்வள்ளி
- செவ்வள்ளி (cevvaḷḷi)Dioscorea alata
Thai มันเสา
- มันเสา (man-sǎo)Dioscorea alata
Vietnamese khoai mỡ, khoai tím
- khoai mỡDioscorea alata
- khoai tímDioscorea alata
- khoai tíaDioscorea alata
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APA
purple yam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20yam
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“purple yam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20yam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple yam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20yam.
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