"purple yam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: purple yams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} purple yam (plural purple yams)
  1. A yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata. Synonyms: ube, water yam, winged yam Translations (Dioscorea alata): ubi (Cebuano), 參薯 /参薯 (shēnshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), isojamssi (Finnish), रतालू (ratālū) [masculine] (Hindi), 大薯 (daijo) (Japanese), 紅芋 (beniimo) (Japanese), ウベ (ube) (Japanese), 열대둥근마 (yeoldaedunggeunma) (Korean), ubi (Malay), ñampí [masculine] (Spanish), napi (Sranan Tongo), ube (Tagalog), มันเสา (man-sǎo) (Thai), khoai mỡ (Vietnamese), khoai tím (Vietnamese), khoai tía (Vietnamese), ubi (Yakan)

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          "roman": "beniimo",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
      "word": "ube"
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
      "word": "khoai tím"
    },
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
      "word": "khoai tía"
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      "sense": "Dioscorea alata",
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