ñame

ñame (plural ñames)

1. Synonym of name (“yam”)

• -mane, -nema, Amen, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NEMA, NMEA, amen, mane, mean, mnae, neam

Probably from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. Compare Portuguese inhame.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲame/ [ˈɲa.me]

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• Rhymes: -ame
• Syllabification: ña‧me

ñame m (plural ñames)

1. yam

• batata f
• boniato m
• camote m

• “ñame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28