Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [yam-pee]
- /ˈyæm pi/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [yam-pee]
- /ˈyæm pi/
Definitions of yampee word
- noun yampee a vine, Dioscorea trifida, of South America, having large leaves and edible tubers. 1
- noun yampee (Jamaica) A variety of yam, Dioscorea trifida, smaller than a regular yam. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of yampee
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; perhaps ultimately of West African orig.; compare Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) džambi wild yam
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Yampee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yampee popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
yampee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with y
- Words starting with ya
- Words starting with yam
- Words starting with yamp
- Words starting with yampe
- Words starting with yampee