Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white castor oil plant

(Spanish) higuerilla blanca

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

beans planted early in the season

(Spanish) frijol tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn tassel noun

(Spanish) espigas de la milpa

Example: Ba ca doo de xhub glo... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cucharilla agave noun

(Spanish) agave de cucharilla

Example: Dub bcuel rac chu de "coron" de chi lani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual grueso

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

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

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

baby’s breath flower noun

(Spanish) flor de nubes

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

copal bush

(Spanish) árbol de copal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

rat tail cactus

(Spanish) cactus cola de rata

Example: Ya btsë xban guag, zaby lo de yaxats lá’n Dani / Cactus cola de rata colgando de los encinos en la montaña / “Rat tail cactus” hanging from pine trees in the mountains see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bibih (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de los pipes

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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: Moisés García Guzmán

lime tree, lemon tree

(Spanish) limonero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez