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pounded yam

pounded yam noun: a Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle.

pounded yam: a Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle
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Noun

pounded yam (uncountable)

  1. A Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle.

Questions about pounded yam

What does pounded yam mean?
Pounded yam means a Nigerian swallow prepared by pounding yam with a mortar and pestle.
What part of speech is pounded yam?
Pounded yam is a noun.

Words near pounded yam in the dictionary

  1. pounded rice
  2. pounded salt
  3. pounded sand
  4. pounded sand into a rathole
  5. pounded the pavement
  6. pounded yam
  7. pounder
  8. pounders
  9. Poundesque
  10. Poundian
  11. poundies

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