Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

avocado leaves

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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 prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bushy matgrass

(Spanish) pitiona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bush sunflower (wild flower fed to chickens)

(Spanish) acahual delgado

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thistle

(Spanish) abrojo

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

orange flower, stems covered in velcro-like surface

(Spanish) flor pegajosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white bitter tasting flower noun

(Spanish) flor con sabor amargo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rose noun

(Spanish) rosa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bitter herb

(Spanish) hierba amarga

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Example: Bën Za zeula ro lá’a, ne lo de be’éu gal nald rzulo raa dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Example: Lagu see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

(Spanish) lantana, cinco negritos (lit. popo de pollo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mulberry (what silkworms eat)

(Spanish) mora (lo que come los gusanos de seda)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

cactus

(Spanish) cactus

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

saltbush plant

(Spanish) chamizo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez