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zaniuh nicchihua.

Headword: 
zaniuh nicchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to do or say something on purpose, or to pass the time (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
çaniuh nicchiua
Alonso de Molina: 

zaniuh nicchiua. (pret. zaniuh onicchiuh.) hazer odezir algo adrede, opor passar tiempo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 14v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.