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zancualli.

Headword: 
zancualli.
Principal English Translation: 

something little or medium-sized, or something small

Orthographic Variants: 
çanqualli, zanqualli, zan cualli, zan qualli, çan qualli, çan cualli
Alonso de Molina: 

zanqualli. cosa pequeña, o mediana, o cosa poca.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 14v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

IDIEZ morfema: 
zancualli.
IDIEZ traduc. inglés: 
s.t. that fits s.o. perfectly.
IDIEZ def. náhuatl: 
Tlamantli tlen quena cualli quicui macehualli. “Yalhuaya nitianquizoto Tecomate huan nimotamachiuhqui notecac huan zancualli calacqui noiicxi, yayainon nicouhqui.”
IDIEZ morfología: 
zan, cualli.
IDIEZ gramática: 
quen.