santiamén

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Spīritūs Sānctī āmēn, which are the final words of the sign of the cross .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /santjaˈmen/ [sãn̪.t̪jaˈmẽn]
• Rhymes: -en
• Syllabification: san‧tia‧mén

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025