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zazanilhuia.

Headword: 
zazanilhuia.
Principal English Translation: 

to tell tales, tell stories to pass the time (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
çaçanilhuia
IPAspelling: 
sɑːsɑnilwiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

zazanilhuia. nite. (pret. onitezazanilhui.) dezir consejuelas para passar tiempo
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 13v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.