Papiamentu

(päˌpyə-mĕnˈto͞o) also Pa·pia·men·to (-tō)

noun

A creole based on Portuguese and pidginized Spanish and spoken in the Netherlands Antilles.

Origin:

Origin: From Papiamentu papia, talk

Origin: , probably from Portuguese papaguear, papear, to chatter

Origin: , from papagaio, parrot

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