inhame

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from Wolof ñàmbi (“cassava”) or a related word. Compare Spanish ñame.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /(i)ˈɲɐ̃.mi/ [(i)ˈj̃ɐ̃.mi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /(i)ˈɲɐ.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɲɐ.mɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈɲa.mɨ/

Noun

inhame m (plural inhames)

yam (edible root of Dioscorea vine)

Descendants

English: yam
French: igname
→ Irish: ionam
Italian: igname
Macanese: nhame, inhame

Further reading

“inhame”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026