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purple yam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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Across languages

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  • Cebuano: ubi — Dioscorea alata
  • Central Bikol: ube — Dioscorea alata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參薯 /参薯 (shēnshǔ) — Dioscorea alata
  • Finnish: isojamssi — Dioscorea alata
  • Hindi: रतालू (ratālū) — Dioscorea alata
  • Japanese: 大薯 (daijo) — Dioscorea alata
  • Japanese: 紅芋 (beniimo) — Dioscorea alata
  • Japanese: ウベ (ube) — Dioscorea alata
  • Korean: 열대둥근마 (yeoldaedunggeunma) — Dioscorea alata
  • Malay: ubi — Dioscorea alata
  • Polish: pochrzyn skrzydlaty — Dioscorea alata
  • Spanish: ñampí — Dioscorea alata
  • Sranan Tongo: napi — Dioscorea alata
  • Tagalog: ube — Dioscorea alata
  • Tamil: செவ்வள்ளி (cevvaḷḷi) — Dioscorea alata
  • Thai: มันเสา (man-sǎo) — Dioscorea alata
  • Vietnamese: khoai mỡ — Dioscorea alata
  • Vietnamese: khoai tím — Dioscorea alata
  • Vietnamese: khoai tía — Dioscorea alata
  • Yakan: ubi — Dioscorea alata