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yamancay.

Headword: 
yamancay.
Principal English Translation: 

to drink soft and clear wine, or other soft and delicate things (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

yamancay. nitla. (pret. onitlayamancaic.) beuer vino donzel, o otras cosas suaues y delicadas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 30v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Alcohol, Hallucinogens
Beverages
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)