ñame

See also: name, Name, NAmE, namé, nàme, näme, and .name

English

Noun

ñame (plural ñames)

Synonym of name (“yam”)

Anagrams

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

Spanish

Ñames.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɲame/ [ˈɲa.me]
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Rhymes: -ame
Syllabification: ña‧me

Noun

ñame m (plural ñames)

yam

See also

Further reading

“ñame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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