Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thick cactus

(Spanish) nopal grueso

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn leaf

(Spanish) hoja de milpa

Example: see more on Twitter Bën Xguie’ zwela ro guet gu’ la’n bndag guel, ne runchu deb deñ cun xub be’ldub... // Pople from Teotitlán del Valle still wrap their tamales in corn leaves, also they made the

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

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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

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

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white tree orchid noun

(Spanish) orquídea blanca de un árbol

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

copal bush

(Spanish) árbol de copal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

young encino tree

(Spanish) arbol pequeño de encino

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

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán