Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papiamentu

/ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pi-a-men-tu
IPA: /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/

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

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: papeamento

Inflected Forms

Papiamento (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce papiamentu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/.
What does papiamentu mean?: A Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Where does papiamentu come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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