Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

dry corn plants are tied together noun

(Spanish) el zacate está amarrado

Example: Lo de be’éu gal nald, Bën Za rnda’á guel ne rtiugh ghuishr. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

It's time to harvest corn.

(Spanish) Es tiempo de cosechar mazorca.

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the corn plants dried

(Spanish) la milpa se secó

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corn spread in a thick layer

(Spanish) mazorca extendida en capa gruesa

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corn spread to dry

(Spanish) mazorca extendida para secar

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14-row corn

(Spanish) mazorca de 14 filas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

purple corn husk

(Spanish) totomoxtle morado o rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn husk (used to feed cattle) noun

(Spanish) totomoxtle

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corn husk (used to wrap food)

(Spanish) cocos de totomoxtle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn leaf hoja de milpa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn leaf

(Spanish) hoja de milpa

Example: see more on Twitter Bën Xguie’ zwela ro guet gu’ la’n bndag guel, ne runchu deb deñ cun xub be’ldub... // Pople from Teotitlán del Valle still wrap their tamales in corn leaves, also they made the

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow (only for corn)

(Spanish) amarillo (solo para maíz)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huitlacoche grows when pigs come near corn seeds noun

(Spanish) el huitlacoche sale cuando los cerdos se acercan a las semillas de maiz

Example: Kët nati par ibig Chuch, ladru ca ria xhub bini, te kët iria Daam loo guel. Zé’ey qwendilaaz de bën gul. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tool for carrying corn

(Spanish) mecapal

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look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

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build the granary

(Spanish) construir el granero

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to plant corn

(Spanish) sembrar maiz

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to husk corn

(Spanish) deshojar mazorca

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to grain corn

(Spanish) desgranar maiz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to cook "nixtamal"

(Spanish) cocer nixtamal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn field

(Spanish) milpa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cornfield noun

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

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

corn sprouts for offerings

(Spanish) milpitas para ofrenda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla covered with fungus noun

(Spanish) tortilla cubierta con moho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

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tortilla made the day before (not fresh)

(Spanish) tortilla hecha el día anterior (no fresca)

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thin tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla delgada

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thick tortilla noun

(Spanish) tortilla gruesa

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crunchy tortilla, tlayuda

(Spanish) tortilla tlayuda

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tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

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a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

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tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

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dry corn plant

(Spanish) zacate corto

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corn to prepare tortillas was cooked for too long

(Spanish) el Nixtamal se coció demasiado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn to prepare tortillas and was removed early from the cooking process

(Spanish) nixtamal removido antes de tiempo de su proceso de cocción

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

the flower before the corn is mature

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

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Corn is flipped.

(Spanish) Se voltea la marzoca.

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Corn is dried by the sun.

(Spanish) La mazorca se seca al sol.

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tortilla wrapped for lunch noun

(Spanish) tortilla envuelta para comer en el campo

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to dry the corn plants

(Spanish) amarrar zacate

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select infested corn

(Spanish) separar el maiz picado

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select the corn

(Spanish) escoger la mazorca

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I'm selecting ears of corn

(Spanish) estoy escogiendo elotes

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I'm preparing the dough for the tortillas

(Spanish) estoy preparando la masa para tortilla

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corn sprout

(Spanish) maiz germinando

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I'm husking corn

(Spanish) estoy deshojando mazorca

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I'm taking grains off the corn cob

(Spanish) estoy desgranando maíz

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I'm cooking "nixtamal"

(Spanish) estoy cociendo "nixtamal"

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am planting corn

(Spanish) estoy sembrando maiz

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birds are eating grains of corn that we planted

(Spanish) los pájaros estan desenterrando el maíz

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corn plants have two leaves

(Spanish) la planta de maíz tiene dos hojas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tejate (cocoa and corn traditional drink) noun

(Spanish) tejate

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

store corn compactly

(Spanish) guardar fuerte la mazorca

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corn hair

(Spanish) pelos de elote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn silk

(Spanish) pelos de maiz

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nicuatole (a corn based dessert)

(Spanish) nicuatole

Example: “Nicuatol” na tuv nax ni racchu cun xub ne rquini bëni lo xman sant / “Nicuatole” is a corn based dessert eaten during lent. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tiny ears of corn

(Spanish) mazorca pequeñita

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corn gone bad at its core

(Spanish) maiz picado en el centro

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corn with fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

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newly harvested corn

(Spanish) mazorca nueva

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corn for offering

(Spanish) maiz para ofrenda

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corn for making atole

(Spanish) maiz para atole

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corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

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I plant corn

(Spanish) sembro maíz

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Dry corn plants are spread in the field.

(Spanish) El zacate está en el campo.

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn infested by weevils

(Spanish) maiz picado

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dry sound of corn

(Spanish) sonido seco de mazorca

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atole (hot beverage made out of corn)

(Spanish) atole

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white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wheat based atole (from Spanish trigo)

(Spanish) atole de trigo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chocolate-atole (hot foamy drink made of corn and cocoa)

(Spanish) chocolate-atole

Example: Bzia’ na tuv lëni ni rkin Bën za, nde na btsëni xte siav guez / Cocoa is the base of many of our drinks in the Zapotec culture, this is foamy chocolate-atole see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pick up ears of corn

(Spanish) levantar la mazorca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with damp fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow corn

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Xub bxha’ts rgui’ lo zëly te gac chu zguez / Yellow corn is roasted on a clay skillet to prepare zegueza / El maíz amarillo se tuesta al comal, para preparar zegueza. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

native corn

(Spanish) maizes criollos

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corn cooked with ashes to prepare tejate noun

(Spanish) maiz hervido con ceniza para preparar tejate

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corn infested with weevil noun

(Spanish) maiz picado

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corn recently harvested

(Spanish) maiz nuevo

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corn with bay leaves

(Spanish) maiz con laurel

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn that rodents have eaten

(Spanish) maiz comido por la rata

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stored corn

(Spanish) maiz guardado

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corn planted ahead of season

(Spanish) maíz trempanero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn cob

(Spanish) olote

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

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

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

white corn with purple corn

(Spanish) maíz blanco con maíz morado

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture (used to prepare tortillas)

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Example: Xub nily rzhu te rac-chu rate ni ro Bën Za // El nixtamal es la base para preparar alimentos de la cocina Zapoteca // “Nixtamal” is the base of many dishes in the Zapotec kitchen see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez