Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

thick cactus

(Spanish) nopal grueso

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

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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

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

yellow ant flower noun

(Spanish) flor de la arriera

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez see more on Twitter

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

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rose noun

(Spanish) rosa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn sprout

(Spanish) maiz germinando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

it is sprouting (milpa)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mamey seed

(Spanish) semila de mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

apple noun

(Spanish) manzana

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plum tree

(Spanish) árbol de ciruelas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a tree with small, egg-like fruits (lit. ’tree of dew’; people feed the fruit to chickens)

(Spanish) un árbol con fruta como huevos pequeños (literalmente ’árbol de rocío’; se alimenta a los gallinas con estas frutas)

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

huizache noun

(Spanish) huizache

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

male tree of pájaro bobo (long leaf that is not heart shaped)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo macho (hoja larga que no es formado como corazón)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral de plantas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez