Yams

Arabic translation: اليام، البطاطا الحلوة

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English term or phrase:yam
Arabic translation:اليام، البطاطا الحلوة
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

07:35 May 10, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
English term or phrase: Yams
Please give me term in Arabic
Neveen El-Gamal
Local time: 23:42
اليام، البطاطا الحلوة
Explanation:
Yams are not potatoes, but are called "sweet potatoes" in the American south (as in Texas). They look similar to potatoes, until you peel them. Under the skin, they have a reddish orange color. In some languages (as in Romanian), they are called "red potatoes," but that can be confusing, because "red potatoes" are typically small potatoes with a thin, reddish pink skin.

Al-Mawrid suggests اليام
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Fuad Yahya
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6اليام، البطاطا الحلوة
Fuad Yahya
3 +1درنيـــات
Saleh Ayyub
1البطاطا
Shazly


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
البطاطا


Explanation:
البطاطاالحمراء


Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 23:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 15
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
درنيـــات


Explanation:
ضروب من البطاطا

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 09:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  muhammad turman: does it have anything to do with the word "Yummi", saleh.
3 hrs
  -> Sure ... I guess Muhammad Hahaha
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
اليام، البطاطا الحلوة


Explanation:
Yams are not potatoes, but are called "sweet potatoes" in the American south (as in Texas). They look similar to potatoes, until you peel them. Under the skin, they have a reddish orange color. In some languages (as in Romanian), they are called "red potatoes," but that can be confusing, because "red potatoes" are typically small potatoes with a thin, reddish pink skin.

Al-Mawrid suggests اليام


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Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amer al-Azem
31 mins

agree  muhammad turman
3 hrs

agree  Layali (X)
1 day 1 hr

agree  Sami Khamou
2 days 11 hrs

agree  Ahmad Maher Sandouk
2 days 12 hrs

agree  Sanaa Omrany
4 days
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