Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papiamento

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pi-a-men-to
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

From Papiamentu Papiamento. Compare Portuguese papeamento (“chatter”). This spelling is used in Aruba, while the spelling Papiamentu is used in Bonaire and Curaçao.

Word Breakdown

Root: Papiamento

Inflected Forms

Papiamentu (alternative)

Questions

What does papiamento mean?: A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Where does papiamento come from?: From Papiamentu Papiamento. Compare Portuguese papeamento (“chatter”). This spelling is used in Aruba, while the spelling Papiamentu is used in Bonaire and Curaçao.

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