purple yam

English

Noun

purple yam (plural purple yams)

A yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata.

Synonyms

ube, water yam, winged yam

Translations

Dioscorea alata

Chinese:
Mandarin: 參薯／参薯 (zh) (shēnshǔ)
Finnish: isojamssi
Hindi: रतालू (hi) m (ratālū)
Korean: 열대둥근마 (yeoldaedunggeunma)
Malay: ubi (ms)
Spanish: ñampí m
Sranan Tongo: napi
Tagalog: ube (tl)
Thai: มันเสา (man-sǎo)
Vietnamese: khoai mỡ, khoai tím, khoai tía
Yakan: ubi

Further reading

Dioscorea alata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dioscorea alata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dioscorea alata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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