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Aam vs Yam - What's the difference?

aam | yam |

As nouns the difference between aam and yam

is that aam is a Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½, and at Hamburg 38¼ while yam is any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

aam

English

Alternative forms

* aum * awm

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36½

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    yam

    English

    (wikipedia yam)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) inhame and (etyl) . The term was coined in .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated
  • The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
  • (US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas .
  • (Scotland) Potato.
    • Usage notes
    Careful use distinguishes yams (genus Dioscorea'') from sweet potatoes (''Ipomoea batatas ), while casual American use conflates these.
    Derived terms
    * Chinese yam * purple yam * wild yam * yamless

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (West Cumbria) home.

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