San Mateo Macuilxochitl Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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benduy gish

wild nanche (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

bia’a

prickly pear cactus noun

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

bti’ux

tomato noun

(Spanish) tomate / jitomate

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

bti’ux gel

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

bti’ux gihzh gel

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

bzill

pumpkin flowers (edible) noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gel

cornfield noun

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

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 Martínez

gie kartuch

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie penumbr

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

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie susen

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie'e

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

giniag

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) chile de árbol

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guiy

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gyenun

anonna fruit (custard apple) noun

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

Kandian xhub

It is sprouting (milpa) phrase

(Spanish) Está naciendo la milpa

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

la’a

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

lagu

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

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

mdag blahx

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

xha

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral en singular de plantas

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

yaag

tree

(Spanish) árbol

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

yash

avocado

(Spanish) aguacate

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

ze’e

cob of corn noun

(Spanish) elote

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

zhub bde laa

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

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