Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

almond

(Spanish) almendra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

banana

(Spanish) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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 noun

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wedding food with beef and oregano noun

(Spanish) comida de boda con res y orégano

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild nance (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

corn husk (used to wrap food)

(Spanish) cocos de totomoxtle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna del nopal, pitaya

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild bean flowers noun

(Spanish) flores de frijol silvestre (comestible)

Example: Bza bndariy rni’ís la’án dani, ne Bn Za ro de guie lo xub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cocoa beans

(Spanish) cacao

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cured cocoa noun

(Spanish) pataxte

Example: see more on Twitter Bzia’ de na ni run btsëny ro’ lo siab gez // Pataxte, son los granos de cacao curado que hacen un espuma abundante al chocolate-atole // “Cured” cocoa beans are the secret ingredient for

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

the action of eating verb

(Spanish) comiendo

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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

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fresh tortilla, warm tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla calientita

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Tamal (with meat, usually chicken or pork)

(Spanish) Tama (con carne de pollo o puerco)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tamal in banana leaves

(Spanish) Tamal en hoja de platano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

soft tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla blanda, suave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thin tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla delgada

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

tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

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

chilacayota (a type of large squash)

(Spanish) chilacayota

Example: Bën Za re’ zily guitwez lo xman sant / Los zapotecos beben mucha chilacayota en la semana santa / Zapotecs drink lots of chilacayota water during lent. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

higaditos (a dish made with eggs, vegetables, and chicken)

(Spanish) higaditos

Example: Guixëni na tuv lay chi ni rquini bnieti de chi lani ro’, rac chuni cun zët bëdi crioy / Higaditos are eaten during important celebrations, it’s made with organic eggs and vegetables see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

pomegranate

(Spanish) granada (fruta), del español

Example: Ba uyak ro'ó bzi bini de Bën Zunni "Granad" / A log time ago, people from Tlacochahuaya cultivated Pomegranates see more on Twitter

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

she is slowly roasting cocoa beans

(Spanish) el cacao lo está tostando lentamente

Example: Gaiy chaiy bizia’á, te gac tuv chuculat naguishr. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm making salsa on the metate

(Spanish) estoy preparando salsa en el metate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

coffee noun

(Spanish) café

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

soup, stock

(Spanish) caldo, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

traditional holy week meal

(Spanish) caldillo, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pot with "higaditos"

(Spanish) cazo de higaditos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Example: Bën Za zeula ro lá’a, ne lo de be’éu gal nald rzulo raa dem. see more on Twitter

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

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

wild small apples (tejocotes)

(Spanish) tejocotes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ground memela

(Spanish) memela entera

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the fruit is not ripe (lit. the fruit is not green)

(Spanish) la fruta no está madura (lit. la fruta no está verde)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

cake noun

(Spanish) pastel, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plate of mole

(Spanish) plato de mole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"atole" made with new corn

(Spanish) atole de maiz nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red atole

(Spanish) atole colorado

Example: Siav xnia, ni re’ de Bën Dani, rac chuni cun xub ne bzia’ / Red atole is a drink that people in the Northern sierra prepare, it’s corn and cocoa based. see more on Twitter

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

honey from the beziu (miel de castilla)

(Spanish) miel de beziu (miel de castilla)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

pick each ripe tomato, pick each tomato that is already ripe

(Spanish) escoge cada tomate maduro, escoge cada tomate que ya está maduro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bread market

(Spanish) el mercado del pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fried white beans

(Spanish) guisado de frijol blanco

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

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo, del español

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

plum tree

(Spanish) arbol de ciruelas

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

spiny chayote squash

(Spanish) chayote espinoso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado  noun

(Spanish) aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

purple onion

(Spanish) cebolla morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

amarillo (a yellow mole) noun

(Spanish) mole amarillo

Example: Bën za ro xhub be’é la’án guet lo zëli. 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

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

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

salsa noun

(Spanish) salsa

Example: Bën Za rtop btiu’x guix guel te re quia xub guini // Los Zapotecos juntan tomatillo milpero para preparar salsas // Zapotecs gather wild tomatillo to make salsa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sugar noun

(Spanish) azúcar, del español

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

honey

(Spanish) miel

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chicken egg

(Spanish) huevo de gallina

Example: see more on Twitter Zët bëdy gidy nagas, rzhu par rza bëny te gak nab gal naza’k // Eggs from black hens are considered a good omen, they’re rubbed on people’s bodies to attract good fortune // Los hue

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turkey egg

(Spanish) huevo de guajolota

Example: Bën za ro zët bëd lach / Zapotecs incorporate hen turkey eggs in their diet / Los Zapotecos incorporan huevos de guajolota en su dieta. see more on Twitter