This is the 1639th most frequent Japanese word.
焼きいも
Roasted sweet potato.
In this sentence, 『焼きいも』 is used as a noun to refer to the food item, roasted sweet potatoes.
秋の夜には、焼きいもを食べるのが楽しみです。
On autumn nights, enjoying roasted sweet potatoes is a delight.
Here, 『焼きいも』 functions as the subject of the sentence, referring to the food given out.
お祭りで焼きいもが配られました。
At the festival, roasted sweet potatoes were distributed.
In this context, 『焼きいも』 specifies the type of dish prepared by the mother.