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Meaning of cheeky yam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of air potato.

Examples

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.”
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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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