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zancuel.

Headword: 
zancuel.
Principal English Translation: 

just a moment; frequently (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
zancuēl
IPAspelling: 
sɑnkweːl
Frances Karttunen: 

ZANCUĒL just a moment; frequently / un momento, un pequeño instante; frecuentemente, muy a menudo (S) [(1)Cf.131v]. This is often written as two words. See ZAN, CUĒL.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 346.