yampee

yampee
yam·pee

English syllables. 2014.

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  • yampee — ˈyampē noun ( s) Etymology: perhaps from yampee yamp : cush cush * * * yampee = yam n. Nemnich Polygl. Lex …   Useful english dictionary

  • yampee — triskiautė dioskorėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dioskorėjinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Dioscorea trifida), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dioscorea trifida angl. cush cush; cush cush yam; yampee; mapuey vok. Kusch kusch …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • yampee — /yam pee/, n. a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. Also called cush cush. [1790 1800; perh. ult. of West African orig.; cf. Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) dzambi wild yam] * * * …   Universalium

  • yampee — noun A variety of yam, scientific name Dioscorea trifida, smaller than a regular yam. Syn: cush cush …   Wiktionary

  • cush-cush — /koosh koosh /, n. yampee. [1870 75; orig. obscure] * * * …   Universalium

  • Dioscoreaceae — ▪ plant family       the yam family of the flowering plant order Dioscoreales, consisting of 4 genera and 870 species of herbaceous or woody vines and shrubs, distributed throughout tropical and warm temperate regions. Members of the family have… …   Universalium

  • Dioscoreales — ▪ plant order       the yam order of flowering plants, belonging to the monocotyledons (monocotyledon) (characterized by a single seed leaf) and containing three families, about 22 genera, and more than 1,000 species. Under the Angiosperm… …   Universalium

  • Yampi Sound — /jæmpi ˈsaʊnd/ (say yampee sownd) noun a stretch of water off the north western coast of WA, between King Sound and Collier Bay …  

  • yampy — /ˈjæmpi/ (say yampee) adjective Colloquial possessed with manic energy; crazy …  

  • Dioscorea trifida — triskiautė dioskorėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dioskorėjinių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Dioscorea trifida), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Dioscorea trifida angl. cush cush; cush cush yam; yampee; mapuey vok. Kusch kusch …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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