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Papiamentu

/ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/

Papiamentu proper noun: a Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

Proper noun

Papiamentu

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

Papiamentu meaning in Arabic

Papiamentu in Arabic

language
الْبَابِيَامِنْتُو al-bābiyāmintū

Forms of Papiamentu

alternative formPapiamento

Origin of Papiamentu

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

Questions about Papiamentu

What does Papiamentu mean?
Papiamentu means a Creole language spoken on the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
What is Papiamentu in Arabic?
Papiamentu in Arabic is الْبَابِيَامِنْتُو (al-bābiyāmintū). See Papiamentu meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Papiamentu?
Papiamentu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Papiamentu?
Papiamentu is pronounced /ˌpɑːpiəˈmɛntoʊ/.

Words near Papiamentu in the dictionary

  1. Paphlagonians
  2. Paphos
  3. PAPI
  4. Papiamento
  5. Papiaments
  6. Papiamentu
  7. papicide
  8. papicides
  9. papier collé
  10. papier mache
  11. papier maches

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