Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca) noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species)

(Spanish) pitaya

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

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

aloe vera

(Spanish) sábila

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

squash blossom noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

common lantana flower (lit. chicken poop flower)

(Spanish) flor de lantana (lit. flor caca de gallina)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stem of agave plant noun

(Spanish) jiote del maguey

Example: Chi rchun gui’ísh, dub rzulo riald guts loni, ne Bën Za rtiu’ú guts te go de icha. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn sprout

(Spanish) maiz germinando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin plant sprouts noun

(Spanish) guias

Example: Bën Za rtiu’ú lo guit te rac chu xhub cuania’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cactus fruit flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tuna

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red lily noun

(Spanish) azucena roja. Del español

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

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

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

Example: BnZaa ryan Yabni de bëd guidy te chewla cua’áy dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red spruce tree

(Spanish) piru

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

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán