Papiamentu

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/ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ//ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntuː/

proper noun

A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Papiamento

  1. A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

Origin

  1. Portuguesepapeamento
  2. EnglishPapiamentu

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

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Translations

Arabic الْبَابِيَامِنْتُو
  • الْبَابِيَامِنْتُو (al-bābiyāmintū)language
Catalan papiament
  • papiamentlanguage
Dutch Papiaments
  • Papiamentslanguage
Esperanto Papiamento
  • Papiamentolanguage
Finnish papiamento
  • papiamentolanguage
French papiamento
  • papiamentolanguage
Italian papiamento
  • papiamentolanguage
Japanese パピアメント語
  • パピアメント語 (papiamentogo)language
Portuguese papeamento, papiamento
  • papeamentolanguage
  • papiamentolanguage
Russian папьяменто, папьяме́нту
  • папьяменто (papʹjamento)language
  • папьяме́нту (papʹjaméntu)language
Spanish papiamento
  • papiamentolanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Papiamentu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papiamentu

MLA

“Papiamentu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papiamentu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Papiamentu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Papiamentu.

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