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amo zan quenami.

Headword: 
amo zan quenami.
Principal English Translation: 

not just any old thing, but something greatly esteemed (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
amo çan quenami
Alonso de Molina: 

amo zan quenami. cosa no assi como quiera. i. cosa de mucha estima. &c.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 5r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.