San Mateo Macuilxochitl Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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benduy gish

wild nanche (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bia’a

prickly pear cactus noun

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bruu’n

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna del nopal, pitaya

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bti’ux

tomato noun

(Spanish) tomate / jitomate

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bti’ux gel

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

btsuu ngits

white dragonfruit noun

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bzill

pumpkin flowers (edible) noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gel guie

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie bzhiy

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week sustantivo

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie kartuch

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie penumbr

half-light flower (important local flower of various colors)

(Spanish) flor penumbra (flor local importante de varios colores)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie susen

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

(Spanish) flor de azucena (flor blanca que crescen en las sierras)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie'e

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guch

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guch

the flower before the corn is mature

(Spanish) jilote, flor de maíz antes que este maduro

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guiy

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gyenun

anonna fruit (custard apple) noun

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

Kandian xhub

It is sprouting (milpa) phrase

(Spanish) Está naciendo la milpa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

la’a

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

lachi’

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

mdag blahx

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

xha

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral en singular de plantas

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

ze’e

cob of corn noun

(Spanish) elote

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

zhub

corn

(Spanish) maiz

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

zhub bde laa

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

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