Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

prickly pear cactus noun

(Spanish) nopal

Example: Bën Za udily ni goni lo nia, ze’éy bchieldeb Bia’á rë’ni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cucharilla agave noun

(Spanish) agave de cucharilla

Example: Dub bcuel rac chu de "coron" de chi lani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chickpea, garbanzo

(Spanish) garbanzo

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub // Zapotecs roast chikpea beans on a clay skillet, to prepare soup... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thistle

(Spanish) abrojo

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

poinsettia noun

(Spanish) flor de noche buena

Example: Ba riald de Guie Tëni // Poinsettias are blooming // Nochebuenas floreando... see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild flower, resembles a corn cob

(Spanish) flor de olote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

local variety of fresh chilli pod

(Spanish) Chile de árbol

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chile planted early in the season

(Spanish) chile tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

(Spanish) lantana, cinco negritos (lit. popo de pollo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a tree with small, egg-like fruits (lit. ’tree of dew’; people feed the fruit to chickens) noun

(Spanish) un árbol con fruta como huevos pequeños (literalmente ’árbol de rocío’; se alimenta a los gallinas con estas frutas)

Example: BnZaa ryan Yabni de bëd guidy te chewla cua’áy dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

Example: Ya btsë rded gal nabani de Dani, lo de be’éu biz.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cactus that produces white cactus fruit

(Spanish) órganos que dan tunas blancas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

belduy (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de belduy (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mezquite tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite

Example: Bel yubga yald guie Yagëch, ziubga za gued Xman "Sant." see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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