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yamp

yamp

1 9.9
A wild plant with an edible root that Native Americans used as food
  • noun
  • /jæmp/
  • US
translation icon : yamp
  • -You gonna bring a yamp?

Examples

  • LUCKY: Naw, fuck her yamp ass!

    Fiction book (1993)

  • LUCKY: Talking 'bout your yamp ass.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • -Talking about your yamp ass.

    Poetic Justice (1993)

  • What the fuck is a "yamp"?

    Poetic Justice (1993)

  • You gonna bring a yamp?

    Poetic Justice (1993)

  • Go have your yamps, corn bread, ham hocks and whatever else you eat.

    Poetic Justice (1993)

  • -Yamps.

    Poetic Justice (1993)

  • The Native Americans harvested yamp for its nutritious root during the harvest season.

  • Many people today are rediscovering yamp as a healthy alternative in their diets.

  • In the wild, yamp grows alongside other plants, offering edible roots that can be foraged.

Synonyms

yampa
vsyamp
  • US
9.9

A North American plant with edible roots eaten by native people

is the identical plant term used in another traditional or regional form

Surface Forms

yamp singular
yamps plural

Etymology

The word yamp comes from a Native American word yampa for a wild plant with an edible root. So, because the old name was the name of the food, yamp still means that edible wild root or the plant that gives it.