Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) zarzamorra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

(Spanish) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild thorny flower

(Spanish) Flor silvestre con espinas

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"cocoa" flower noun

(Spanish) rosita de cacao

Example: Gie bzia’ na ni run ndia nax cub // La rosita de cacao, es la que da un aroma dulce al tejate // “Cocoa rose” is what gives tejate its peculiar aroma... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

white tree orchid noun

(Spanish) orquídea blanca de un árbol

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

"horn" flower (wild flower, sweet aroma and edible seeds)

(Spanish) flor de uña de gato, flor de garra de diablo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) tipo de chile pequeño

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chile planted early in the season

(Spanish) chile tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild mushrooms are sprouting

(Spanish) los hongos están reventando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the tree is growing

(Spanish) el árbol está creciendo

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild bush, used to treat "craving" desease

(Spanish) hierba de antojos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

devil’s claw (endemic plant)

(Spanish) garra del diablo (planta endémica)

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Scientific name: Proboscidea parviflora Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

amaranth plant

(Spanish) quintonil

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

rat tail cactus

(Spanish) cactus cola de rata

Example: Ya btsë xban guag, zaby lo de yaxats lá’n Dani / Cactus cola de rata colgando de los encinos en la montaña / “Rat tail cactus” hanging from pine trees in the mountains see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cactus

(Spanish) cactus

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pomegranate tree

(Spanish) árbol de granada

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ahuehuete tree, Montezuma cypress tree, sabino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol ahuehuete (sabino)

Example: Bën Za blilo Yaguiits uxan de xculdeb, ze beldzi Yaguiits zub Ndua’á, nde zub Lachigolo. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán