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Papiamentu

Today it means: A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Full definition →

Portuguese papeamento

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From Portuguese papeamento. This spelling is used in Bonaire and Curaçao, while the spelling Papiamento is used in Aruba.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.