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

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild bush, roots used to treat hemorrhage (sensible to touch or clap)

(Spanish) vergonzosa (raíces útiles para tratar hemorragia)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bushy matgrass

(Spanish) pitiona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

marigold (this flower is used for All Saint’s Day festivities)

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

"cocoa" flower noun

(Spanish) rosita de cacao

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

angel’s trumpet flower

(Spanish) floripondio

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower for the day of the dead

(Spanish) flor de muerto (silvestre)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

apple noun

(Spanish) manzana

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

amaranth plant

(Spanish) quintonil

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

banana tree

(Spanish) platanero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

pomegranate tree

(Spanish) árbol de granada

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mezquite tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite

Example: Bel yubga yald guie Yagëch, ziubga za gued Xman "Sant." see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hawthorn (type of tree); mequite tree noun

(Spanish) espino; mequite

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

iron guaje tree noun

(Spanish) arbol de guaje de hierro

Example: Nde na yala’á guib, rialdni lo de be’éu biz see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

domesticated Peruvian peppertree (used as chicken bedding to get rid of pests)

(Spanish) pirul (usado para el lecho de pollos para remover parásitos)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez