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amo huecahuani.

Headword: 
amo huecahuani.
Principal English Translation: 

a person (Molina says "woman") who often stops, does not go far

Orthographic Variants: 
amo uecauani, amo vecauani
Alonso de Molina: 

amo uecauani. muger que pare amenudo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 5v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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Time, Calendar, Frequency
Women, Men, Gender