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amo zan huel molhuiatl.

Headword: 
amo zan huel molhuiatl.
Principal English Translation: 

not just any old water

Orthographic Variants: 
amo çan vel molhuiatl
Alonso de Molina: 

amo zan uel molhuiatl. no qualquier agua de por ay
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.

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Water