santo y seña

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsanto i ˈseɲa/ [ˌsãn̪.t̪o i ˈse.ɲa]
• Syllabification: san‧to y se‧ña

Noun

santo y seña m (uncountable)

1. (military) watchword, password

Further reading

• “santo y seña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10