Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white castor oil plant

(Spanish) higuerilla blanca

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tomato noun

(Spanish) tomate / jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild thorny flower

(Spanish) Flor silvestre con espinas

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

"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

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

dried chile de agua noun

(Spanish) chile de agua seco

Example: Ske rbiz de ginia’ te rakdemë ginia’ts // Los chiles de agua se cuelgan a la intemperie para un secado uniforme // De agua chili pods are hung to dry evenly. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

local variety of fresh chilli pod

(Spanish) Chile de árbol

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

Example: Uzan ru’úch nis ya’á rë’ni te ru za’ák deb.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mamey seed

(Spanish) semila de mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

encino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol encino

Example: Chi ca xhí’in laaz de Zaa, chí’iy na chi rguin wziu rú’u zaa, te kët gundeni tuv liach... Zé’ey gwendilaaz de Bën gul Zunni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

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

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tomato plant

(Spanish) planta de tomate, tomatal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cactus that produces white cactus fruit

(Spanish) órganos que dan tunas blancas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

belduy (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de belduy (tipo de fruta)

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

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez