Yam vs. Yak

Yamnoun

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

Yamnoun

The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.

Yamnoun

(US) A sweet potato; a tuber from the species Ipomoea batatas.

Yamnoun

(Scotland) Potato.

Yamnoun

(NZ) A oca; a tuber from the species Oxalis tuberosa.

Yamnoun

Taro.

Yamnoun

An orange-brown colour, like that of yam.

Yamnoun

A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is Dioscorea sativa, but several others are cultivated.

Yamnoun

Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet potato.

Yamnoun

edible tuber of any of several yams

Yamnoun

any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots

Yamnoun

sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked

Yamnoun

edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food

Yaknoun

An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.

Yaknoun

(slang) A talk, particular an informal talk; chattering; gossip.

Yaknoun

(slang) A laugh.

Yaknoun

(slang) Vomit.

Yaknoun

(slang) A kayak.

Yakverb

To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.

Yakverb

To vomit, usually as a result of excessive alcohol consumption.

Yaknoun

A bovine mammal (Poëphagus grunnies) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane and the long hair on the flanks. Called also chauri gua, grunting cow, grunting ox, sarlac, sarlik, and sarluc.

Yaknoun

noisy talk

Yaknoun

large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated

Yaknoun

a large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

Yaknoun

trivial or unduly prolonged conversation.

Yakverb

talk at length about trivial or boring subjects

Yak

The domestic yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau, Northern Myanmar, Yunnan, Sichuan and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak (Bos mutus).