Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

root with which you can make shampoo noun

(Spanish) raíz con lo cual se puede hacer champú

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

seed (like that of the man kach plant)

(Spanish) semilla (como la de la planta garra del diablo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna del nopal, pitaya

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

ripened tomato

(Spanish) tomate maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huitlacoche grows when pigs come near corn seeds noun

(Spanish) el huitlacoche sale cuando los cerdos se acercan a las semillas de maiz

Example: Kët nati par ibig Chuch, ladru ca ria xhub bini, te kët iria Daam loo guel. Zé’ey qwendilaaz de bën gul. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

angel’s trumpet flower

(Spanish) floripondio

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white bitter tasting flower noun

(Spanish) flor con sabor amargo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

poinsettia noun

(Spanish) flor de noche buena

Example: Ba riald de Guie Tëni // Poinsettias are blooming // Nochebuenas floreando... see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chile planted early in the season

(Spanish) chile tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

Example: Uzan ru’úch nis ya’á rë’ni te ru za’ák deb.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

bduaguch (type of squash) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de bduaguch (tipo de calabacita)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

belduy (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de belduy (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

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

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

lime tree, lemon tree

(Spanish) limonero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

saltbush plant

(Spanish) chamizo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

Example: Narë’éni de zé’eBa ca ru’ú lo nia xte de Bën Zunni - We are harvesting tender sweet corn in Tlacochahuaya see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán