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

mushroom noun

(Spanish) hongo

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

meat noun

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

wild nance (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

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

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

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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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

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

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

beans with hierba de conejo noun

(Spanish) frijoles con hierba de conejo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

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

one tortilla

(Spanish) una tortilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hot chocolate with bread

(Spanish) chocolate con pan

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

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

cornfield noun

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

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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 covered with fungus noun

(Spanish) tortilla cubierta con moho

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

a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

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

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

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

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

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

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

pears hang from the tree

(Spanish) cuelgan las peras del árbol

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

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pot with "higaditos"

(Spanish) cazo de higaditos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

lime

(Spanish) limón, del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

cake noun

(Spanish) pastel, del español

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

atole (hot beverage made out of corn)

(Spanish) atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

atole made with purple corn

(Spanish) atole de maíz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

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

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

bread market

(Spanish) el mercado del pan

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

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

corn cob

(Spanish) olote

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

avocado  noun

(Spanish) aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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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

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

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

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

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