Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
calchear, deshojar maizales
English translation:
thinning out/weeding/streep the leaves off individual cobs
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Milagros Díaz
Sep 27, 2006 19:36
17 yrs ago
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calchear, deshojar maizales
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Durante el día estaba en los labrantios, sembrando, aporcnado, regando, deshierbando, calcheando, deshojando los maizales
Alquien sabe que es calchear? y deshojar maizales es pull out the leaves of corn plants?
Alquien sabe que es calchear? y deshojar maizales es pull out the leaves of corn plants?
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thinning out/weeding
Deshojar literally is 'to strip the leaves off', which would be OK for corn cobs but maizales are cornfields so I can only surmise that the idea here is to get rid of the weeds (although I don't see many weeds in corn/maize fields here). Are u sure maizal here isn't maíz? Here on the farm after harvesting we used to do this (strip the leaves off individual cobs).
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Comment: "Yes I guess that's what they intend to say, to strip the leaves off, they just did not express it with the right words, it happens sometimes as you might well know...."
Discussion
El hato de pocas ovejas que tenía empezo a multiplicarse rapidamente. Don Rafael se vio obligado a arrear su tropa de ovejas a las alturas del Chikon para apacentar. Mientras, los trabajos del campo le vencian. Para el no había sueño, pasaba los amaneceres y los atardeceres con las ovejas y durante el día estaba en los labrantios, sembrando, aporcando, regando, deshierbando, calcheando, deshojando los maizales.