la yerba del manso the plant of the lizard tail family; or, perhaps, a plant from Manzano.
arroyo a gully.
oshá a wild celery; a medicinal plant.
¡Mira! Qué suerte, tunas. Look! What luck, prickly pears.
álamos cottonwood trees, which bloom in late May and early June rather than in late summer.
manzanilla common chamomile.
mollera the membrane-covered separation between bone plates on the top of an infant's head.
chicos dried corn, usually cooked with beans.
muy sabrosos very tasty.
ristras a string of something, usually of chile.
cabritos, cabroncitos kids, small goats.
