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zannenquiza.

Headword: 
zannenquiza.
Principal English Translation: 

something said or done in vain or without benefit

Orthographic Variants: 
zan nen quiza, zannen quiza, çannenquiza, çannen quiza, çan nen quiza
Alonso de Molina: 

zannenquiza. cosa hecha o dicha en vano y sin prouecho.
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.