yampee
American
[yam-pee]
/ ˈyæm pi /
noun
Etymology
Origin of yampee
First recorded in 1790–1800; perhaps ultimately of West African origin; compare Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) džambi “wild yam”
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