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

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

(Spanish) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn husk (used to feed cattle) noun

(Spanish) totomoxtle

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

aloe vera

(Spanish) sábila

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chickpea, garbanzo

(Spanish) garbanzo

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub // Zapotecs roast chikpea beans on a clay skillet, to prepare soup... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bush sunflower (wild flower fed to chickens)

(Spanish) acahual delgado

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

squash blossom noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

orange flower, stems covered in velcro-like surface

(Spanish) flor pegajosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

flower for the day of the dead

(Spanish) flor de muerto (silvestre)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana flower (lit. chicken poop flower)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

copal bush

(Spanish) árbol de copal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

belduy (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de belduy (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bibih (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de los pipes

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

avocado tree

(Spanish) árbol de aguacate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán