Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

metal, brass, iron, steel

(Spanish) fierro, hierro, metal, acero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bell

(Spanish) campana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sickle (used for cutting alfalfa) noun

(Spanish) hoz (se usa para cortar alfalfa)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sickle (used for cutting alfalfa)

(Spanish) hoz (usado para cortar alfalfa)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bells tolling at noon (bell 12)

(Spanish) campanada de mediodía

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the sky

(Spanish) el cielo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my eyelashes

(Spanish) mi pestañas

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hair (of the head)

(Spanish) pelo (de la cabeza)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

blonde hair

(Spanish) pelo rubio

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

my underarm hair (hair inside my arm)

(Spanish) mi pelo de axila (pelo adentro de mi axila)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my ear hair (hair inside my ear)

(Spanish) mi pelo de oreja (pelo adentro de mi oreja)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

beard

(Spanish) barba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my beard, facial hair (not mustache)

(Spanish) mi barba (sin bigote)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my forearm hair

(Spanish) mi pelo de antebrazo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my leg hair

(Spanish) mi pelo de piedra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mustache

(Spanish) bigote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eyelash

(Spanish) pestaña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my mustache

(Spanish) mi bigote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my eyebrow

(Spanish) mi ceja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

My hair

(Spanish) Mi cabello

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Long hair

(Spanish) Pelo largo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

moustache

(Spanish) bigote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lip

(Spanish) labio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

absurd

(Spanish) absurdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

leather

(Spanish) cuero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

skin

(Spanish) piel

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eyelid

(Spanish) párpado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Example: Bezbiau rguili tëni lo de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower of prickly pear

(Spanish) flor de nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

guava tree flower

(Spanish) flor de guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bougainvillea

(Spanish) flor buganvilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

moon’s eye flower

(Spanish) violeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

plumeria flower noun

(Spanish) flor de mayo

Example: Bën Za runchu guie du’úld Guie Bshri te rzab yan chan. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild frangipani

(Spanish) cacalosúchil silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squash blossom noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

"cocoa" flower noun

(Spanish) rosita de cacao

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dahlia

(Spanish) flor Dalia

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garland of flowers

(Spanish) collar de flores

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

traditional necklace

(Spanish) collar de flor chilito

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

angel’s trumpet flower

(Spanish) floripondio

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

type of wild red flower noun

(Spanish) flor gallito (silvestre)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cultivated zinnia

(Spanish) flor gallito casero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

(Spanish) flor amarillo de acahual

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

orange flower, stems covered in velcro-like surface

(Spanish) flor pegajosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red flower (used to make and decorate a type of punch) noun

(Spanish) flor roja (que se usa para hacer y decorar el ponche)

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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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

gladiola

(Spanish) flor gladiola

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pomegranate flower

(Spanish) flor de granada

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

geranium

(Spanish) generio (flor)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

white bitter tasting flower noun

(Spanish) flor con sabor amargo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

half-light flower (important local flower of various colors)

(Spanish) flor penumbra (flor local importante de varios colores)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

white penumbra flower

(Spanish) flor penumbra blanca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red penumbra flower

(Spanish) flor penumbra roja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

basil

(Spanish) albahaca

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Castilian rose

(Spanish) rosa de castilla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

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

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

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower for the day of the dead

(Spanish) flor de muerto (silvestre)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(a wild flower that grows in the hills, used in the celebrations of Holy Week and Christmas)

(Spanish) (flor del cerro amarilla usada en la festividad de semana santa y navidad)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white tree orchid noun

(Spanish) orquídea blanca de un árbol

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

poleo (a wild flower used in religious ceremonies, mayordomias, and weddings) noun

(Spanish) poleo (flor silvestre usada en ceremonias religiosas, mayordomias y bodas)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild mint

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild cempasuchil (small, yellow, wild flower, used in All Saint’s Day festivities) noun

(Spanish) cempasuchil silvestre (florecilla silvestre amarilla, usada en la festividad de todos los santos)

Example: Ba bzulo riald Guie Gwe la’án de Dani Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cockscomb flower

(Spanish) flor cresta de gallo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana flower (lit. chicken poop flower)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"horn" flower (wild flower, sweet aroma and edible seeds)

(Spanish) flor de uña de gato, flor de garra de diablo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild flower, resembles a corn cob

(Spanish) flor de olote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Mexican creeping zinnia flower noun

(Spanish) ojo de pollo (flor)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

deep

(Spanish) profundo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

The well is deep

(Spanish) El pozo esta profundo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Tehuantepec (town) Proper Noun

(Spanish) Tehuantepec (pueblo)

Example: Tuv "camionet" lay chi, zene lani Dizaa xte Guieze’é. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chili, chili pepper

(Spanish) chile

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chili pods on the bush

(Spanish) chile de agua en mata

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stuffed chilis

(Spanish) chiles rellenos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chili pod noun

(Spanish) chile

Example: De bën gul nan sha ray za’ák guini te gac chu indo... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

water chili, chile de agua

(Spanish) chile de agua

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dried chile de agua noun

(Spanish) chile de agua seco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) tipo de chile pequeño

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

local variety of fresh chilli pod

(Spanish) Chile de árbol

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Pasilla of Oaxaca chile pods

(Spanish) Chile pasilla de los Mixes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black beeswax

(Spanish) cera negra de abejas

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Coffer for offerings in a Church

(Spanish) Alcancía Religiosa

Speaker: Moisés García Gumán

pumpkin

(Spanish) calabaza

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

caramelized pumpkin

(Spanish) calabaza en conserva

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

native pumpkin

(Spanish) balabaza criolla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

calabaza

(Spanish) calabaza támala

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tender pumpkin

(Spanish) calabaza tierna

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

silver-seed gourd

(Spanish) calabaza chompa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chilacayota (a type of large squash)

(Spanish) chilacayota

Example: Bën Za re’ zily guitwez lo xman sant / Los zapotecos beben mucha chilacayota en la semana santa / Zapotecs drink lots of chilacayota water during lent. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán