cheeky yam
cheeky yam noun: synonym of air potato.
Noun
cheeky yam (plural cheeky yams)
- Synonym of air potato.
- Occasionally they were given a change of diet with 'cheeky' yams. When I first heard John and the natives talking about them I asked why they were called 'cheeky'. “Try one and then you'll know,” John said, handing me a piece.1962, Nancy Polishuk, Four Against the River, Dutton, →OCLC, page 85
- Although cheeky yam was an important food for Aboriginal people within parts of northern Australia in the recent past, macroscopic remains of this USO have not been found in archaeological contexts.2016, Robin Torrence, Ancient Starch Research, Routledge
- Synonyms:
- air potato
Synonyms of cheeky yam
Forms of cheeky yam
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Questions about cheeky yam
- What does cheeky yam mean?
- Cheeky yam means synonym of air potato.
- What part of speech is cheeky yam?
- Cheeky yam is a noun.
- What is the plural of cheeky yam?
- The plural of cheeky yam is cheeky yams.
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