santiamén

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Spiritus Sancti Amen.

Noun

santiamén m (uncountable)

1. jiffy, jiff, flash, short time, moment, lickety-split

Derived terms

• en un santiamén ("in a flash; in a jiffy; in the blink of an eye")

 

Further reading

• “santiamén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014