yam
/jæm/
noun
- A starchy, sweet-tasting root vegetable with brown or rough skin, often orange or white inside.
- The farmer harvested a large pile of yams from the field.
- She roasted yam slices with olive oil and herbs for dinner.
- In many West African dishes, yam is boiled and pounded into a smooth dough.
- A type of sweet potato with moist, orange flesh, commonly eaten in the United States.
- The grocery store had a sale on yams for the holiday season.
- For Thanksgiving, we always have candied yams topped with marshmallows.
- He mashed the yams with butter and cinnamon for a side dish.