Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

root with which you can make shampoo noun

(Spanish) raíz con lo cual se puede hacer champú

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Example: Ba rzulo rdu’ún lo biashr naga’á lo gue’é. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sprouting river tamarind (edible)

(Spanish) retoño de la planta de huaje (comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seed (like that of the man kach plant)

(Spanish) semilla (como la de la planta garra del diablo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower called eye of chicken

(Spanish) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aloe vera

(Spanish) sábila

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

the flower before the corn is mature

(Spanish) jilote, flor de maíz antes que este maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wax mallow flower (used to make necklaces for saints or special pots for religious ceremonies and mayordomias)

(Spanish) wax mallow flower (usada como collar para santos o vasijas especiales en ceremonias religiosas y mayordomias

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

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

dried chile de agua noun

(Spanish) chile de agua seco

Example: Ske rbiz de ginia’ te rakdemë ginia’ts // Los chiles de agua se cuelgan a la intemperie para un secado uniforme // De agua chili pods are hung to dry evenly. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed

(Spanish) carrizo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

baby’s breath flower noun

(Spanish) flor de nubes

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

morning glory noun

(Spanish) quebraplato (tipo de flor)

Example: Chi riab za’ák nisguia la’á cue’écu rbily lo guel. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cactus fruit flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tuna

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tejocote tree is blooming

(Spanish) el arbor de tejocote está floreando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

banana tree

(Spanish) platanero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

anona (fruit) tree

(Spanish) anonal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackbead fruit (wild fruit that looks like huaje)

(Spanish) huamuche

Scientific name: Pithecellobium Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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