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Papiamento

noun Pa·pia·men·to \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\
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Origin of PAPIAMENTO

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

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