Colloquially, in the US, it’s the same thing, but used to differentiate between the white sweet potato (what we call sweet potato) and the orange sweet potato (what we call yam).
Technically, true yams are larger, more tubular, and are similar to yucca/mandioca in appearance.
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Colloquially, in the US, it’s the same thing, but used to differentiate between the white sweet potato (what we call sweet potato) and the orange sweet potato (what we call yam).
Technically, true yams are larger, more tubular, and are similar to yucca/mandioca in appearance.