Yes it is. It is a kind of sweet potato originated in new zeland.
kumara is a kind of sweet potato
there is no alternative name for kumara/sweet potato
A potato.
The Kumara is the Maori sweet potato.
Kumara, also known as sweet potato
Maori call the potato, 'Riwai' and the sweet potato, 'Kumara'.
Maori for potato is 'riwai' A sweet potato is a Kumara - koo mara. they look like a large, long, lumpy potato. Their skins can be purple, gold or red. They are delicious boiled , roasted or done in the Hangi which is I guess a lot like the way the Hawaiians would cook their Luau.
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Kumara is the Maori word for sweet potato.
Kumara is a sweet potato, a traditional food of Maori. Kumara is also the name of a township on the west coast of the South Island.
Maori Pa had storehouses that kept harvested food such as Kumara (sweet potato).
Kumara comes from Chennai, India.