Papiamento
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Pa·pia·men·to

noun \ˌpä-pyə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō\

Definition of PAPIAMENTO

: a Spanish-based creole language of Netherlands Antilles

Variants of PAPIAMENTO

Pa·pia·men·to also Pa·pia·men·tu \-(ˌ)tü\

Origin of PAPIAMENTO

Spanish, from Papiamento papya talk + -mentu -ment
First Known Use: 1923

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