Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

almond noun

(Spanish) almendra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ceremonial drink noun

(Spanish) tepache

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

banana

(Spanish) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

banana

(Spanish) plátano

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cow okra  noun

(Spanish) cuajilote

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mushroom

(Spanish) hongo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

raw meat

(Spanish) carne cruda

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

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rugged (texture)

(Spanish) rugoso

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

chicatana (a type of leaf cutter ant)

(Spanish) chicatana (un tipo de hormiga arriera)

Example: Biub yu’úsh ria tuvzila lo yz, rgui’ídem ne redem quia xhub guini. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ripened tomato

(Spanish) tomate maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species)

(Spanish) pitaya

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tuna fruit, prickly pear cactus fruit noun

(Spanish) tuna(s)

Example: Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit. Photo by Ken Bosma, License: CC BY 2.0 see more on Flickr . Btsë xhub rshru te go ne isia guid lady bëni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

foam

(Spanish) espuma

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

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

hot chocolate with bread

(Spanish) chocolate con pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ashes

(Spanish) cenizas

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

cornfield noun

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

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pot to cook beans

(Spanish) olla para cocinar frijoles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tamal with chepíl leaves

(Spanish) Tamal de chepiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made the day before (not fresh)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fresh tortilla, warm tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla calientita

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tortilla made by people of the sierras

(Spanish) tortilla hecha por personas de la sierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tamal in banana leaves

(Spanish) Tamal en hoja de platano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas that are made to be sold to the public

(Spanish) tortillas para vender

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

warm tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla caliente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bread, loaf of bread noun

(Spanish) pan, pan dulce, pieza de pan

Example: Guet Xtily ni rac chu Latuvi, tuv gëch Dani. // Bread made in "Latuvi" a Northern Sierra town see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stale tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla dura

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peel noun

(Spanish) cascara

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

chili, chili pepper

(Spanish) chile

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

water chili, chile de agua

(Spanish) chile de agua

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cooked "de agua'" chili

(Spanish) chile de agua asado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

boiled corn to prepare atole

(Spanish) maiz hervido para preparar atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for making atole

(Spanish) maiz para atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dry plate (plate of food brought home for a guest who didn't go to an event, such as a party or funeral)

(Spanish) plato seco (plato de comida llevado a casa para un invitado que no asistió un evento, por ejemplo una fiesta o funeral)

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

inflated tortilla

(Spanish) está inflada la tortilla

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

guacamole taco

(Spanish) taco de guacamole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a full comal of

(Spanish) un comal lleno de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bread market

(Spanish) el mercado del pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic

(Spanish) ajo

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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

chayote squash

(Spanish) chayote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado  noun

(Spanish) aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

big avocado (particular variety)

(Spanish) aguacate grande

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

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

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: Rufina Blas Martinez

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tomato sauce with chili

(Spanish) salsa con tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato sauce with chili

(Spanish) salsa con tomate

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

sugar noun

(Spanish) azúcar, del español

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

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