Americans, what do you call the vegetable that the english call swede?!
Answers: Rutabaga.
If you could add a few more details I might be able to help even further.
turnip i think?
turnip or rootabega (sp)
Rutabaga
We Scots call them Turnips, Neeps or Tumshies
Rutabaga" (from dialectal Swedish "rotabagge", root ram) is the common American term for the plant, while "swede" (Swede) is the preferred term used in much of England, Wales, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. In the U.S., it is also known as "Swedish turnip" or "yellow turnip",