en dos palabras
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “in two words”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /en ˌdos paˈlabɾas/ [ẽn̪ ˌd̪os paˈla.β̞ɾas]
- Syllabification: en dos pa‧la‧bras
Adverb
- in a word
- in a jiffy
- Synonym: en un santiamén
Further reading
- “en dos palabras”, 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