San Mateo Macuilxochitl Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bdua guch

cuajilote (type of wild banana) noun

(Spanish) cuajilote

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

benduy

kind of wild cherry related to the nance that is endemic to Oaxaca noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

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 gel

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

btsu

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species) noun

(Spanish) tuna

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bzill

pumpkin flowers (edible) noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

chich

pineapple noun

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

cua niaa

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gel

cornfield noun

(Spanish) milpa, maizal, campo de maíz, campo con milpa.

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'e

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

giniag

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) chile de árbol

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

Kandian xhub

It is sprouting (milpa) phrase

(Spanish) Está naciendo la milpa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

la’a

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

lagu

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

shity

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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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