Papiamento

noun

Pa·​pia·​men·​to ˌpä-pyə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō 

variants or less commonly Papiamentu

ˌpä-pyə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tü 

: a Spanish-based creole language of Netherlands Antilles

Examples of Papiamento in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While living the island lifestyle, Castro also picked up words from the local Papiamento language. — Lucas Villa, SPIN, 11 May 2026

All beaches in Aruba are public, increasing the chance for cross-cultural connections; my kids often joined beach volleyball games with local teenagers, who all speak English in addition to Dutch and Papiamento, Aruba’s dialect. — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

Always in Papiamento, the language of home. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026

Diario, a Papiamento-language newspaper in Aruba, reported that police are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026

After the Christmas festivities conclude, Aruba’s attentions turn to Dande, a tradition whose name derives from the word for to wander in Papiamento, the Creole language that spans the ABC islands of the southern Caribbean. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025

Recently, someone direct messaged Bogaerts in Papiamento, his native language. — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025

In this diverse corner of the Caribbean, nearly everyone speaks four languages — Papiamento, Dutch, English and Spanish — making communication a breeze. — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Papiamento papya talk + -mentu -ment

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Papiamento

• cinquecento
• movimento
• quattrocento
• cento
• convento
• memento
• momento
• pimento
• risorgimento