molcate

English translation: small and medium corncob

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Spanish term or phrase:	molcate
English translation:	small and medium corncob
Entered by:	Rafael Molina Pulgar

19:34 Apr 12, 2012

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Agriculture / Mexican regionalism (Chiapas)?

Spanish term or phrase: molcate

I'm guessing «molcate», in this context, is cornfeed for cows, but I'm not sure. I understand that it can also be a delicious dish for human consumption, as well.

A partir del tractor pude fertilizar y sacar cosechas de cuatro toneladas por hectárea, de maíz. Con tumba-roza-quema no se saca ni una. Toda esta producción era para el autoconsumo, porque era muy caro sacarla al principio. Yo vendía el maíz por ahí, el que sobraba. El molcate era para el ganado.

My rough draft is:

“[Since getting] the tractor I was able to fertilize and reap corn harvests of four tons per hectare. With slash-and-burn you can’t even reap one. All this production was for our own consumption, because it was very expensive to reap at first. I’d sell the corn over there somewhere, whatever was left. . . . »

I'll pose a separate question if the moderators object, but I'm also guessing that «tumba-roza-quema» equates to what in English is known as the "slash-and-burn" farming technique?

I'm from Missouri, but am out of my depth here. This entire chapter is about ranching.

Thanks in advance.

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small and medium corncob

Explanation:
Molcate
Publicado el 3 febrero 2008 por huixquilucan

ELOTE de mediano o pequeño tamaño.

El tamaño real depende de la variedad cultivada y de la persona con la que hables.

En general se llaman así a las MAZORCAS tiernas que no alcanzaron un desarrollo completo pero ya son comercializables.

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small and medium corncobs

http://huixquilucan.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/molcate/

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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 08:59

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I almost forgot: you're Efraín Bartolomé's friend, right? Our project of translating his war diary «Ocosingo» is going very well. 4 of the chapters have been published in literary magazines, and a couple of book publishers have expressed interest in the complete manuscript. You and the proz.com community have been very helpful with low-frequency idioms and vocabulary. Thanks again, Rafael!
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small and medium corncob

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small and medium corncob

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 08:59
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Asker: This sounds like what I need, but will wait till others weigh in before grading. Much appreciated.

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