Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

almond noun

(Spanish) almendra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

almond

(Spanish) almendra

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

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna del nopal, pitaya

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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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

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

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

hot chocolate with bread

(Spanish) chocolate con pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

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

tortilla made by people of the sierras

(Spanish) tortilla hecha por personas de la sierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

empanada

(Spanish) empanada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

coffee noun

(Spanish) café

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

traditional holy week meal

(Spanish) caldillo, del español

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

purple cabbage

(Spanish) col morada

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

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

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

boiled corn to prepare atole

(Spanish) maiz hervido para preparar atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

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

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 purple corn

(Spanish) atole de maíz morado

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

honey from the beziu (miel de castilla)

(Spanish) miel de beziu (miel de castilla)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

chocolate tablet noun

(Spanish) tablilla de chocolate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bread market

(Spanish) el mercado del pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fried white beans

(Spanish) guisado de frijol blanco

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

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

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

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

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

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

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

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

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

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