Pronunciation: ˌ pä-py ə - ' men-( ˌ )t ō
Variant: also Pa · pia · men · tu \ -( ˌ )tü \
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Papiamento papya talk + -mentu -ment
Date: 1923
: a Spanish-based creole language of Netherlands Antilles
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-py ə - ' men-( ˌ )t ō
Variant: also Pa · pia · men · tu \ -( ˌ )tü \
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish, from Papiamento papya talk + -mentu -ment
Date: 1923
: a Spanish-based creole language of Netherlands Antilles
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012