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amoxnamacac.

Headword: 
amoxnamacac.
Principal English Translation: 

a book seller (see Molina); this combines the root for amoxtli (books) with namaca (to sell)

Alonso de Molina: 

amoxnamacac. vendedor de libros.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 5v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Markets, Commerce, Economy
Occupations, Responsibilities
Writing, Literacy