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

(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

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

native chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo criollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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: 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

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

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

corn husk (used to wrap food)

(Spanish) cocos de totomoxtle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

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

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

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

one tortilla

(Spanish) una tortilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

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

peach

(Spanish) durazno. Del español

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

(Spanish) milpa

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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

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

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 (with meat, usually chicken or pork)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

soft tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla blanda, suave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

tortilla wrapped for lunch noun

(Spanish) tortilla envuelta para comer en el campo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pears hang from the tree

(Spanish) cuelgan las peras del árbol

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

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

un-pasteurized milk noun

(Spanish) leche bronca. Del español

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

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

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

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

tortilla inflates

(Spanish) se infla la tortilla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

atole (hot beverage made out of corn)

(Spanish) atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

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

chocolate tablet noun

(Spanish) tablilla de chocolate

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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

fried white beans

(Spanish) guisado de frijol blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic

(Spanish) ajo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chayote squash

(Spanish) chayote

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

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

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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 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: 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

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

turkey egg

(Spanish) huevo de guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez