ube
The purple yam, Dioscorea alataThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
US/ˈuːbeɪ/
» Nestor is eating ube.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines and Jamaica.
Examples
3 sentencesNestor is eating ube.
Daniel is making ube cake.
The kids ate ube bread.
Origin
Borrowed from Tagalog ube.Borrowed from Tagalog ube.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable