Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

avocado leaves

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) hierba santa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tuna fruit, prickly pear cactus fruit noun

(Spanish) tuna(s)

Example: Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit. Photo by Ken Bosma, License: CC BY 2.0 see more on Flickr . Btsë xhub rshru te go ne isia guid lady bëni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual grueso

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

basil

(Spanish) albahaca

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

poleo (a wild flower used in religious ceremonies, mayordomias, and weddings) noun

(Spanish) poleo (flor silvestre usada en ceremonias religiosas, mayordomias y bodas)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

it is sprouting (milpa)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin plant sprouts noun

(Spanish) guias

Example: Bën Za rtiu’ú lo guit te rac chu xhub cuania’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

young encino tree

(Spanish) arbol pequeño de encino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bibih (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de los pipes

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mesquite tree with yellow flowers

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite que da flores amarillas

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

Example: Narë’éni de zé’eBa ca ru’ú lo nia xte de Bën Zunni - We are harvesting tender sweet corn in Tlacochahuaya see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn

(Spanish) maiz

Example: Par Bën Za, xub na labaan ne laaznu / For Zapotec people, corn is our heart and root / para los Zapotecos, el maíz es nuestra raíz y nuestro corazón see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán