igname

iɲam

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Definition of igname - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

cuisineracine farineuse de cette plante utilisée comme aliment

Nous avons préparé de l'igname bouillie pour le dîner.

botaniqueplante grimpante tropicale cultivée pour sa racine comestible

L'igname pousse bien dans les climats chauds et humides.

plante tubéreuse

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racine farineuse de cette plante utilisée comme aliment
plante grimpante tropicale cultivée pour sa racine comestible

Expressions with igname

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igname sauvage

plante grimpante avec des tubercules qui pousse naturellement en forêt

L'igname sauvage pousse dans les sous-bois humides de la région.

Origin of igname

français, igname (plante tropicale)

Terms with igname included in their meaning

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dioscorée

igname

plante grimpante tropicale dont le tubercule est comestible

foutou

cuisine africaine

plat africain fait avec du manioc, banane plantain ou igname pilés

Examples of igname in a sentence

On a acheté de l'igname au marché ce matin.
L’igname est un aliment de base en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Nous avons récolté plusieurs ignames dans le jardin ce matin.

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English:yam, ...
German:Yamswurzel, Yams, ...
Italian:igname, yam, ...
Spanish:ñame, batata de agua, ...
Portuguese:inhame, ...
Chinese:山药, ...
Japanese:ヤムイモ, イナム, ...
Arabic:اليام, ...
Hebrew:יַם, אִיגְנָם, ...
Russian:ямс, ...
Ukrainian:ямс, іґнам, ...
Catalan:nyam, ignam, ...
Danish:yam, yams, ...
Dutch:yam, gemberwortel, ...
Greek:γιαμ, γιαμάς, ...
Khmer:ដំឡូងយ៉ាម, ដំឡូងជ្វា, ...
Korean:얌, 야미, ...
Polish:pochrzyn, ...
Portuguese (BR):inhame, ...
Romanian:ignamă, ignam, ...
Swedish:jams, ...
Thai:เผือกเทศ, มันเผือก, ...
Turkish:yam, tatlı patates, ...
Vietnamese:khoai mỡ, củ từ, ...

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