Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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

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

bushy matgrass

(Spanish) pitiona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower of prickly pear

(Spanish) flor de nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

yellow flower of the geb plant (always blooms during late october, early november)

(Spanish) flor amarillo de acahual

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wax mallow flower (used to make necklaces for saints or special pots for religious ceremonies and mayordomias)

(Spanish) wax mallow flower (usada como collar para santos o vasijas especiales en ceremonias religiosas y mayordomias

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

(Spanish) flor de azucena (flor blanca que crescen en las sierras). Del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

corn sprout

(Spanish) maiz germinando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mamey seed

(Spanish) semila de mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Example: Lagu see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tea of Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) te de hierba santa,

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

Example: Ya btsë rded gal nabani de Dani, lo de be’éu biz.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

wild pepper tree (whose leaves cause a skin rash)

(Spanish) pirul silvestre (cuyas hojas provocan una erupción en la piel)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

orange tree

(Spanish) naranjo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

blackbead fruit (wild fruit that looks like huaje)

(Spanish) huamuche

Scientific name: Pithecellobium Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral de plantas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez