Raíz grande y con mucho almidón que se come cocida.
A large starchy root eaten as food.
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Cocieron un ñame para la cena. — They boiled a yam for dinner.
Asé una batata para la cena de hoy. — I roasted a yam for dinner tonight.
El ñame crece bien en suelo cálido y húmedo. — Yams grow well in warm, damp soil.
¿Me pasas la batata, por favor? — Could you pass me the yam, please?
Machacó el ñame cocido hasta hacer un puré suave. — She pounded the boiled yam into a smooth paste.
Las batatas están deliciosas en puré con mantequilla. — Yams are delicious when mashed with butter.
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