| Subject | Spanish | English |
| agric. | fríjol ñame | yam bean (Pachyrrhizus) |
| agric. | fríjol ñame | potato bean (Pachyrrhizus) |
| bot. | ñame amarillo Dioscorea cayenensis | attoto yam |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame blanco | greater yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame blanco | guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame blanco | water yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame blanco | white yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| bot. | ñame blanco Dioscorea rotundata | guinea yam |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame chino | Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea polystachya) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame chino | Chinese potato (Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea opposita, Dioscorea polystachya) |
| bot. | ñame de agua Dioscorea alata | water yam |
| agric. | ñame de agua | white yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame de agua | greater yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| agric. | ñame de agua | water yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| bot. | ñame de agua Dioscorea alata | winged yam |
| bot. | ñame de la China Dioscorea esculenta | Chinese yam |
| bot. | ñame de mata Dioscorea bulbifera | airpotato yam |
| bot. | ñame de mata Dioscorea bulbifera | air potato |
| bot., puert. | ñame de mina Dioscorea alata | water yam |
| bot., puert. | ñame de mina Dioscorea alata | winged yam |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame grande | water yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame grande | white yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame grande | greater yam (Dioscorea alata) |
| bot. | ñame papa Dioscorea esculenta | Chinese yam |
| bot., Venezuel. | ñame para Dioscorea bulbifera | airpotato yam |
| bot., Venezuel. | ñame para Dioscorea bulbifera | air potato |
| bot., Cuba | ñame peludo Dioscorea alata | water yam |
| bot., Cuba | ñame peludo Dioscorea alata | winged yam |
| nat.sc., agric. | ñame portugués | guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata) |
