Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

almond noun

(Spanish) almendra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

almond

(Spanish) almendra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ceremonial drink noun

(Spanish) tepache

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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 noun

(Spanish) hongo

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

native chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo criollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

ripened tomato

(Spanish) tomate maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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 dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cocoa beans

(Spanish) cacao

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

hot chocolate with bread

(Spanish) chocolate con pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

runny chocolate

(Spanish) chocolate aguado (no espeso)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grinding chocolate verb

(Spanish) molienda de chocolate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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 covered with fungus noun

(Spanish) tortilla cubierta con moho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

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

tortillas that are made to be sold to the public

(Spanish) tortillas para vender

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thin tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla delgada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

empanada

(Spanish) empanada

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

poleo (a wild flower used in religious ceremonies, mayordomias, and weddings) noun

(Spanish) poleo (flor silvestre usada en ceremonias religiosas, mayordomias y bodas)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chili, chili pepper

(Spanish) chile

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chili pod noun

(Spanish) chile

Example: De bën gul nan sha ray za’ák guini te gac chu indo... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

water chili, chile de agua

(Spanish) chile de agua

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

local variety of fresh chilli pod

(Spanish) Chile de árbol

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) tipo de chile pequeño

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

pears hang from the tree

(Spanish) cuelgan las peras del árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

coffee noun

(Spanish) café

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

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

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

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

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

corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

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

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

"atole" made with new corn

(Spanish) atole de maiz nuevo

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

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

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

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo

Example: Ba wzulo bën zunni ca sia’x xtiazh // People from Tlacochahuaya are starting to pull out garlic from their fields // En Tlacochahuaya, ya inició la temporada de cosecha del ajo. see more on Twitter

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

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

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

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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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

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

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

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 noun

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Bën za rqui’í xhub bshra’áts te re quia laychi. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

honey

(Spanish) miel de abeja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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