ñame
See also: Appendix:Variations of "name"
English
Noun
ñame (plural ñames)
- Synonym of name (“yam”).
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. Compare Portuguese inhame.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲame/ [ˈɲa.me]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ame
- Syllabification: ña‧me
Noun
ñame m (plural ñames)
See also
Further reading
- “ñame”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024