Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

almond

(Spanish) almendra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

banana

(Spanish) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cow okra  noun

(Spanish) cuajilote

Example: Bën Za ro Bdua Gëch chi rac deb guishru. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mushroom noun

(Spanish) hongo

Example: Chi rzu doo nis guia rzulo rach be’é. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mushroom

(Spanish) hongo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

red mushroom

(Spanish) hongo rojo

Example: Gad yab za’ákti nis guia, per ba ca zulo ca dop beld Be’ xnia la’n Gëch Dani// It hasn’t rained well, but some Red Mushroom are being gathered in The Northern Sierra. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

native chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo criollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca) noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

rugged (texture)

(Spanish) rugoso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

foam

(Spanish) espuma

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cocoa beans

(Spanish) cacao

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

one tortilla

(Spanish) una tortilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

ashes

(Spanish) cenizas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peach

(Spanish) durazno, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grinding chocolate verb

(Spanish) molienda de chocolate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the action of eating verb

(Spanish) comiendo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pot to cook beans

(Spanish) olla para cocinar frijoles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla(s) noun

(Spanish) tortilla(s)

Example: Nde naa Xnan vida, ca cuani guet... // This is my mother, making tortilla... // Ésta es mi mamá, haciendo tortillas. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tamal (no meat, usually contains leaves, lard or sugar)

(Spanish) Tamal (sin carne)

Example: "Canel" "panel" ne ze'é ria'áti lo gui'íts te racchu guet baz ze'é /Cinammon, molasses and sweetcorn are grinded to make sweetcorn tamales see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tamal with chepíl leaves

(Spanish) Tamal de chepiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

soft tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla blanda, suave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

empanada

(Spanish) empanada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick tortilla noun

(Spanish) tortilla gruesa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crunchy tortilla, tlayuda

(Spanish) tortilla tlayuda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stale tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla dura

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red flower (used to make and decorate a type of punch) noun

(Spanish) flor roja (que se usa para hacer y decorar el ponche)

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

water chili, chile de agua

(Spanish) chile de agua

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

cooked "de agua'" chili

(Spanish) chile de agua asado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

local variety of fresh chilli pod

(Spanish) Chile de árbol

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla wrapped for lunch noun

(Spanish) tortilla envuelta para comer en el campo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mole (sauce)

(Spanish) mole

Example: Chi ru’ch gra la Indoo, chi’y ria gal naguix te tuvga deni... // When you mix all the ingredients for "Mole", that’s when you taste the best of each... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

soup, stock

(Spanish) caldo, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dough noun

(Spanish) masa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

native cabbage

(Spanish) col criolla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

un-pasteurized milk noun

(Spanish) leche bronca. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lime

(Spanish) limón, del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

mango sustantivo

(Spanish) mango, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ground memela

(Spanish) memela entera

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sweetcorn memelas noun

(Spanish) memelas de maíz dulce

Example: Mel ze’é racchu lo zëli ne rone bën deiñ "café." see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bites (small portions) noun

(Spanish) pedazos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

corn for making atole

(Spanish) maiz para atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cake noun

(Spanish) pastel, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cook, roast

(Spanish) preparar (comida), asar

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla inflates

(Spanish) se infla la tortilla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"atole" made with new corn

(Spanish) atole de maiz nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a full comal of memelas

(Spanish) un comal lleno de memelas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grasshopper (edible) noun

(Spanish) chapulines

Example: Ba riu’ú guie de uxhadi ni ri lo nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

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

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

corn cob

(Spanish) olote

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado

(Spanish) aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado  noun

(Spanish) aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twin avocados

(Spanish) aguacate gemelo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

big avocado (particular variety)

(Spanish) aguacate grande

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Chocolate with thick foam (drink)

(Spanish) Chocolate espumoso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

chicken-foot-shaped ear of corn

(Spanish) elote pata de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

purple onion

(Spanish) cebolla morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb)

(Spanish) chepil

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

edible purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado comestible

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato sauce with chili

(Spanish) salsa con tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sugar noun

(Spanish) azúcar, del español

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

honey

(Spanish) miel de abeja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

honey

(Spanish) miel

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turkey egg

(Spanish) huevo de guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez