recién
/reˈθjen/ · B1 · adv
recently
🍞 recién = clipped reciente: recent, cut short before a participle
Recién is reciente with the ending chopped off, from Latin recens (fresh, new). It sits before past participles: recién hecho = freshly made, recién nacido = newborn. In Latin America it also means just now or only just.