Meaning
A Jamaican yam variety with a soft, moist, faintly sweet white flesh, valued for its tender texture when boiled or roasted. It is one of the several named yams — with yellow yam, negro yam, and renta yam — that make up the staple 'food' at dinner, and its softer, sweeter character sets it apart from the firmer, drier types.
Examples
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Mi like di sweet yam more dan di hard one.
I like the sweet yam more than the firm one.
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Roas di sweet yam pon di coal.
Roast the sweet yam on the coals.
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Sweet yam soft an tasty.
Sweet yam is soft and tasty.
Origin
A Jamaican yam-variety name; 'sweet' for its soft, mild-sweet flesh. See [[yellow-yam]], [[negro-yam]].
How it’s used
A soft, mildly sweet Jamaican yam variety. See [[yellow-yam]], [[negro-yam]].