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ye oncan.

Headword: 
ye oncan.
Principal English Translation: 

it is time now; the time is opportune (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

Yeoncan. auer portunidad, o ser ya tiempo de hazer o dezir algo. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, f. 35v.

themes: 
Time, Calendar, Frequency