number

From English number.
An analogy of the Papiamentu word nòmber "name".


tempo

From Portuguese tempo and Kabuverdianu tempu.


animal

From Portuguese animal and Spanish animal.


lama

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Portuguese lama ("mire") and Kabuverdianu már.
Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.


saya

From Spanish saya and Portuguese saia and Kabuverdianu saia.


dia

From Portuguese dia and Spanish día and Kabuverdianu dia.


set

From Spanish sed and Portuguese sede and Kabuverdianu sedi.


mayor

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


flor

From Portuguese flor and Spanish flor and Kabuverdianu flor.


yu

Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego", from Spanish hijo. Compare and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).


bia

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


union

From Spanish unión, ultimately from Latin ūnus (“one”).


bes

From Portuguese vez and Spanish vez and Kabuverdianu vés.


bestia

Inherited from Portuguese besta and Spanish bestia.


simia

From Spanish semilla and Portuguese semente and Kabuverdianu simenti.


pluma

From Portuguese pluma and Spanish pluma.


lago

From Portuguese lago and Spanish lago and Kabuverdianu lagu.


araña

From Spanish araña and Portuguese aranha and Kabuverdianu aranha .


tera

From Portuguese terra and Spanish tierra and Kabuverdianu téra.


mesa

From Portuguese mesa and Spanish mesa and Kabuverdianu meza.


para

From Spanish pájaro and Portuguese pássaro and Kabuverdianu pasaru.


kama

From Portuguese cama and Spanish cama and Kabuverdianu kama.


tio

From Portuguese tio and Spanish tío and Kabuverdianu tiu.


mucha

From Spanish muchacho (“boy”) and Spanish muchacha (“girl”).
Note: In Papiamentu mucha homber is a boy, mucha muhe is a girl.


pais

From Spanish país and Portuguese país and Kabuverdianu país.


misa

From Spanish misa and Portuguese missa and Kabuverdianu misa in the meaning of "mass".

mass (religion: celebration of the Eucharist)


punta

From Spanish punta.
The word "punda" is an obsolete variation.


barku

From Portuguese barco and Spanish barco and Kabuverdianu bárku.


garganta

From Portuguese garganta and Spanish garganta.


pas

From Portuguese paz and Spanish paz and Kabuverdianu pás.


sala

From Spanish sala and Portuguese sala and Kabuverdianu sála.


sushi

From Spanish sucio and Portuguese sujo and Kabuverdianu suja.


mayo

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


solo

Derived from Portuguese sol and Spanish sol and Kabuverdianu sol.


ora

Derived from Portuguese hora and Spanish hora and Kabuverdianu óra.

(time) hour (a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes))


futuro

From Spanish futuro and Portuguese futuro.


banda

From Portuguese banda and Kabuverdianu banda.


boto

From Dutch boot and Portuguese bote and Spanish bote.


habitante

From Portuguese habitante and Spanish habitante.


mentira

From Portuguese mentira and Spanish mentira and Kabuverdianu mintira.


uña

From Portuguese unha and Spanish uña and Kabuverdianu unha.


prima

Derived from Portuguese prima and Spanish prima and Kabuverdianu prima.


polis

From Spanish policía and Portuguese polícia and Dutch politie.


baka

From Portuguese vaca and Spanish vaca and Kabuverdianu báka.


esposa

From Portuguese esposa and Spanish esposa.


esposo

From Portuguese esposo and Spanish esposo.


regalo

Borrowed from Spanish regalo or Portuguese regalo.


leon

From Spanish león and Kabuverdianu lion.


suku

From Portuguese açúcar and Spanish azúcar and Kabuverdianu sukra.


puta

From Spanish puta and Portuguese puta and Kabuverdianu puta.


orkan

From Dutch orkaan, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.


maleta

From Spanish maleta and Portuguese maleta.


awa

From Portuguese água and Spanish agua and Kabuverdianu agu.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin aqua, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂.


imperio

From Portuguese império and Spanish imperio.


señora

From Spanish señora and Portuguese senhora.


swa

→ Dutch: swa


warawara

From Spanish Caracara or Spanish guaraguao, from the Brazilian Tupian language.

Caracara plancus
Caracara plancus#Translingual

Caracara plancus, the Southern crested caracara


isla

From Spanish isla.
The Spanish word comes from Latin insula.


lágrima

From Portuguese lágrima and Spanish lágrima. Either way the word comes from Latin lacrima.


bandera

From Spanish bandera and Portuguese bandeira and Kabuverdianu bandera.


lus

From Portuguese luz and Spanish luz and Kabuverdianu lus.


obra

From Portuguese obra and Spanish obra and Kabuverdianu óbra.


raton

From Spanish ratón and Portuguese rato and Kabuverdianu ratu.


kos

From Spanish cosa and Portuguese coisa and Kabuverdianu kuza.


fruta

From Portuguese, Spanish, and Kabuverdianu fruta.


piedra

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pédra.


baston

From Spanish bastón and Portuguese bastão.


kas

From Portuguese casa and Spanish casa and Kabuverdianu kása.


sede

Derived from Portuguese sede and Spanish sed and Kabuverdianu sedi.


brasa

From Portuguese braço and Spanish brazo and Kabuverdianu brasu.


salu

From Portuguese sal and Spanish sal and Kabuverdianu sal.


abismo

From Spanish abismo and Portuguese abismo


batata

From Spanish batata and Portuguese batata and Kabuverdianu batata.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno batata.


shon

From Portuguese senhor and Spanish señor and Kabuverdianu sinhór.


sanger

Derived from Spanish sangre and Portuguese sangue and Kabuverdianu sangi.


laman

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Kabuverdianu már.
Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.


orea

From Portuguese orelha and Spanish oreja and Kabuverdianu oredja.


revista

From Spanish revista and Portuguese revista and Kabuverdianu rivista.


hende

From Portuguese gente and Spanish gente and Kabuverdianu gentis.


tempu

From Portuguese tempo and Kabuverdianu tempu.


santu

From Portuguese santo and Spanish santo and Kabuverdianu santu .


sanka

From Spanish anca and Portuguese anca and Kabuverdianu anka in the meaning of "hip".


mondi

From Spanish monte in the meaning of "underbush".


kapital

From Portuguese capital and Spanish capital.


tardi

From Portuguese tarde and Spanish tarde and Kabuverdianu tardi.


tripa

Inherited from Portuguese tripa and Spanish tripa and Kabuverdianu tripa.


lenga

From Spanish lengua and Portuguese língua and Kabuverdianu lingua, from Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


pieu

From Portuguese piolho and Spanish piojo and Kabuverdianu piodju.


ruman

From Portuguese irmão and Spanish hermano and Kabuverdianu irmon all in the meaning of "brother".


boka

From Portuguese boca and Spanish boca and Kabuverdianu bóka.


neblina

From Portuguese neblina and Spanish neblina.


siman

From Portuguese semana and Spanish semana and Kabuverdianu simana.


heru

From Spanish hierro. Compare also Portuguese ferro and Kabuverdianu féru.


dede

From Portuguese and Spanish dedo and Kabuverdianu dedu.


dushi

From Portuguese doce and Spanish dulce and Kabuverdianu dosi.

sweetheart, baby, darling, dear, beloved


rooi

creek; A dry creek, that fills with water after rainfall.


rosea

From Spanish resuello (“heavily breathing”).
Compare Spanish respiración and Portuguese respiração and Kabuverdianu rispira.


Hulandes

From Portuguese holandês and Spanish holandés.


mundu

From Spanish mundo and Portuguese mundo.


guera

From Portuguese guerra and Spanish guerra and Kabuverdianu géra.


bataya

From Portuguese batalha and Spanish batalla.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin battuō.


lagadishi

From Portuguese lagartixa and Spanish lagartija and Kabuverdianu lagartixa.


makaku

From Portuguese macaco and Kabuverdianu makaku.


kódigo

From Spanish código and Portuguese código.


forsa

From Portuguese força, from Late Latin fortia.


bisiña

From Portuguese vizinho and Spanish vecino and Kabuverdianu bizinhu.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin vicinus.


karson

From Portuguese calção and Spanish calzón.


homber

From Spanish hombre and Portuguese homem .
The Spanish word comes from Latin homō.


cushina

From Portuguese cozinha and Spanish cocina.
The Portuguese word comes from Late Latin cocīna.


galiña

From Portuguese galinha and Kabuverdianu galinha.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin gallina.


aros

From Portuguese arroz and Spanish arroz and Kabuverdianu aros.


bapor

From Kabuverdianu bapor meaning "ship"
and Portuguese vapor meaning "packet-boat"
and Spanish barco de vapor meaning "steamboat".


karni

From Portuguese carne and Spanish carne and Kabuverdianu kárni.


rais

From Portuguese raiz and Spanish raíz and Kabuverdianu raìs.


sapatu

From Portuguese sapato and Spanish zapato and Kabuverdianu sapátu.


porko

From Portuguese porco and Spanish puerco and Kabuverdianu porku.


pinda

→ Dutch: pinda

→ West Frisian: pinda


partera

From Spanish partera and Portuguese parteira and Kabuverdianu partera.


pakus

From Dutch pakhuis in the meaning of "warehouse".


serbes

From Spanish cerveza and Portuguese cerveja and Kabuverdianu serveja.


wante

From Dutch want in the meaning of "mitten".


fabor

From Portuguese favor and Spanish favor and Kabuverdianu favor.


awaseru

From Spanish aguacero and Portuguese aguaceiro in the meaning of "cloudburst".


bichi

From Dutch beestje and Kabuverdianu bitchu.


djente

Derived from Spanish diente and Portuguese dente and Kabuverdianu denti.

Morde bo lenga
kaba tira tur falta
riba bo djente.

2003 October 10, Elis Juliana, translated by Hélène Garrett, Haiku in Papiamentu, University of Alberta, →ISBN, page 10:

When you bite your tongue, you may blame your teeth, but it remains your fault.


rabu

From Portuguese rabo and Spanish rabo and Kabuverdianu rábu.


densidat

From Spanish densidad and Portuguese densidade.


barika

From Portuguese barriga and Spanish barriga and Kabuverdianu bariga.


yiu

Comes from Old Papiamentu "joego".
From Spanish hijo.
Compare Portuguese jovem "young" and Kabuverdianu fidju "child" (ac Jacobs).


primu

From Portuguese primo and Spanish primo and Kabuverdianu primu.


pechu

From Spanish pecho and Portuguese peito and Kabuverdianu petu.


aña

From Portuguese ano and Spanish año and Kabuverdianu ánu.


tribon

From Spanish tiburón and Kabuverdianu tibaron.


mayó

From Spanish mayor and Portuguese maior.


kabei

From Portuguese cabelo and Spanish cabello and Kabuverdianu kabelu.


muhe

From Portuguese mulher and Spanish mujer and Kabuverdianu mudjér.


logá

From Portuguese lugar and Spanish lugar and Kabuverdianu lugar.


barbulètè

From Portuguese borboleta and Kabuverdianu borboleta.


fruminga

From Portuguese formiga and Kabuverdianu fruminga.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin formica.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *morwi.


wowo

From Portuguese olho, Spanish ojo and Kabuverdianu odju.


strea

From Portuguese estrela and Spanish estrella and Kabuverdianu strela.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin stella.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Italic *stērolā.
The Proto-Italic word comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.


dividivi

From Spanish divi-divi, from the Venezuelan Arawak language.

Caesalpinia coriaria
Caesalpinia coriaria#Translingual


cunucu

From Spanish conuco.
The Spanish word comes from the Taino Arawak language.


balor

From Portuguese valor and Spanish valor and Kabuverdianu valór.


seru

From Spanish cerro and Portuguese cerro and Kabuverdianu séra.


plaka

From Dutch plak in the meaning of "coin".
In The Netherlands of the 1600s the coin "plak" was part of a stuiver.


botika

From Portuguese botica and Spanish botica.


kasá

From Portuguese dona de casa and Spanish ama de casa.


piská

From Portuguese pescar and Spanish pescar and Kabuverdianu piska, all in the meaning of "to fish".
The Portuguese word comes from Latin piscis.


kachó

From Portuguese cachorro and Spanish cachorro ("puppy") and Kabuverdianu katchor.


kaska

From Portuguese casca and Kabuverdianu káska.


kabuya

From Spanish cabuya in the meaning of "sisal".
The Spanish word comes from Arawak Taíno cabuya.


kueru

From Spanish cuero and Portuguese couro.


kabes

From Portuguese cabeça and Spanish cabeza and Kabuverdianu kabesa.


nanishi

From Portuguese nariz and Spanish nariz and Kabuverdianu nariz.


lomba

From Portuguese lombo and Kabuverdianu lonbu.


higra

From Spanish hígado and Portuguese fígado.


baranka

From Spanish barranca and Portuguese barranco, both in the meaning of ravine.


puiru

From Portuguese poeira and Kabuverdianu puera.


bientu

From Spanish viento and Portuguese vento and Kabuverdianu bentu.


kaminda

From Portuguese caminho and Spanish camino and Kabuverdianu kaminhu.


anochi

From Spanish noche and Portuguese noite and Kabuverdianu noiti.


miedu

From Portuguese medo and Spanish miedo and Kabuverdianu medu.


buriku

From Portuguese burrico and Spanish borrico.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin burricus.


kurason

From Portuguese coração and Spanish corazón and Kabuverdianu kurason.


kunuku

From Spanish conuco, ultimately from the Taíno language.


kushina

From Portuguese cozinha and Spanish cocina.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin coquina.


djadomingo

From Spanish día ("day") and Spanish domingo ("Sunday").


djaluna

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish lunes (“Monday”)

compound

djaluna · djamars · djarason · djaweps · djabièrnè · djasabra · djadumingu [edit]


djamars

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish martes (“Tuesday”)


djarason

Portuguese dia (“day”) + Dutch rantsoen (“ration”) and Portuguese ração (“ration”). Slaves received weekly rations on Wednesdays.


djaweps

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish jueves (“Thursday”)


djabièrna

From Spanish día ("day") and Spanish viernes ("Friday").


djasabra

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish sábado (“Saturday”)


djadumingu

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish domingo (“Sunday”)


djabièrnè

Spanish día (“day”) + Spanish viernes (“Friday”)


mañan

From Spanish mañana and Portuguese amanhã and Kabuverdianu manhan.


hòfi

From Dutch hofje, used in Flanders for "garden".


krioyo

From Portuguese crioulo and Spanish criollo and Kabuverdianu kriolu.

person of African descent, born in the Americas

classic Antillean food of African origin

group of languages, grown as a mixture of other languages (pidgin).

ethnic group developed locally from immigrant communities


kuminda

From Portuguese comida and Spanish comida and Kabuverdianu kumida.


biaha

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


tayó

From Dutch taloor or teljoor, an old word used in the South of The Netherlands (cf Van Der Sijs).
Compare German Teller.


konvoi

From Spanish convoy (“group of trucks”).


saliña

From Portuguese salina and Spanish salina.

salt pan - a flat expanse of ground naturally covered with salt.

saltworks - place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.


subrino

From Portuguese sobrinho and Spanish sobrino.


kadushi

From Spanish caduchi, from the Venezuela Wayyuu Arawak language "kadutsi" or "cadushi".

cereus cactus, breba cactus, columnar cactus

soup made of the inside of the kadushi cactus.


kabritu

From Portuguese cabrito and Spanish cabrito "young goat".
The Portuguese word comes from Latin capra.


funchi

From Spanish funche, original from Cuba, or even from Kikongo.
Funchi or polenta is a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.


stobá

stew, a meat dish cooked by stewing, braizing or stoving.


yuana

From Spanish iguana and Portuguese iguana.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno *iwana.


kuadrá

From Portuguese quadro and Spanish cuadrado and Kabuverdianu kuadradu.


kalor

From Portuguese calor and Spanish calor and Kabuverdianu kalor.


vruminga

From Portuguese formiga and Kabuverdianu furminga.
The Portuguese word comes from Latin formica.
The Latin word comes from Proto-Indo-European *morwi.


boutismo

From Spanish bautismo and Portuguese batismo and Kabuverdianu batizmu.


makamba

From Bantu "makamba", plural of kamba, which has several meanings in bantu languages, such as Kikongo, Çokwe and Kimbundu. It glosses as, among other things, "a fellow member of one's group", or it can refer to a stranger one addresses as "friend".
The word has travelled to the Americas with the transatlantic slave trade, and can be found in several countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and others. In the Dutch Caribbean it has evolved over the years. For some it has a sense similar to "yankee", for some others closer to "redneck". For most people it simply means "person from The Netherlands". Although some Dutch people experience it as offensive, others do not. And, while some locals use it as an offensive word, most do not


chukulati

From Portuguese chocolate and Spanish chocolate and Kabuverdianu chukolati.


karné

From Portuguese carneiro and Kabuverdianu karnéru.


lantèrno

From Portuguese lanterna; compare Kabuverdianu lanterna.


lesadó

From lesa (“to read”) + -dó (agent noun suffix).


kurpa

From Portuguese corpo and Spanish cuerpo and Kabuverdianu korpu.


kabai

From Portuguese cavalo and Spanish caballo and Kabuverdianu kabálu, ultimately from Latin caballus.


mariku

From Spanish marica and Portuguese maricas.


blenchi

From Dutch blinkertje in the meaning of "small glittering one".


fòrki

From Dutch vorkje, diminutive of vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca.


kèts

"Keds" was the first factory to produce sneakers, starting in 1916. It is a brand name from the Keds Shoe Factory, based in Lexington, Massachusetts. US Rubber came up with the name "Keds", as a variant of the name "Peds" (latin for "feet"), when the brand name "Peds", they wanted to give it at first, appeared to have been trademarked already.


lisimbein

From earlier dizenbein, from Dutch duizendbeen (“centipede”) (replaced by modern Dutch duizendpoot), compound of duizend (“thousand”) + been (“leg”). Cognate with Sranan Tongo lusumbe.

dizenbein (alternative obsolete)
disinbein (alternative obsolete)
risimbein (alternative alternative)
risinbein (alternative alternative)
lisinbein (alternative alternative)


oroplanu

From Portuguese aeroplano and Spanish aeroplano.


remedi

From Portuguese remédio and Spanish remedio and Kabuverdianu ramedi.


selular

From Spanish celular and Portuguese celular.


yabi

From Portuguese chave and Spanish llave and Kabuverdianu tchabi.


emperadó

From Spanish emperador and Portuguese imperador.


kampeonato

From Spanish campeonato and Portuguese campeonato.


union civil

registered partnership, an alternative for marriage.


maishi

From Spanish maíz through Dutch maïs + -je.
The Spanish word comes from Taíno mahís.


biahe

From Portuguese viajar and Spanish viajar and Kabuverdianu viaji.


kareda

From Spanish carrera and Portuguese carreira.


kaminata

From Spanish caminata and Portuguese caminhada.


matadó

From Portuguese matador; compare Spanish matador and Kabuverdianu matadór .


morkoi

From Spanish morrocoy and English morrocoy.

red-footed tortoise of the species Chelonoidis carbonarius

yellow-footed tortoise of the species Chelonoidis denticulatus


trabou

From Portuguese trabalho and Spanish trabajo and Kabuverdianu trabadja.


karkó

From Dutch kalk in the meaning of "chalk".


koncha

From Portuguese concha and Spanish concha and Kabuverdianu koncha.


kabaron

From Spanish camarón and Portuguese camarão and Kabuverdianu kamaron.


lugá

From Portuguese lugar and Spanish lugar and Kabuverdianu lugar.


tambú

From the Bantu word "ntambu" as used in the Congo.


gritamentu

From Portuguese gritar and Spanish gritar and Kabuverdianu grita "to yell".


fasilidat

From Spanish facilidad and Portuguese facilidade.


desishon

From Spanish decisión and Portuguese decisão.


speransa

From Portuguese esperança and Spanish esperanza and Kabuverdianu esperansa.


propiedat

From Spanish propiedad and Portuguese propriedade and Kabuverdianu propriedadi.


deklarashon

From Spanish declaración and Portuguese declaração.


kashi di paña

From kashi (“cupboard”) + di (“of”) + paña (“clothes”).


foya

From Portuguese folha and Kabuverdianu folia.


pieda

From Spanish piedra and Portuguese pedra and Kabuverdianu pédra.


watapana

A tree, endemic to the Caribbean, known for growing unequally skew as a result of the strong North Passat:


kinikini

Falco sparverius
Falco sparverius#Translingual

American kestrel (brevipennis), Falco sparverius brevipennis


unidat

Derived from Spanish unidad and Portuguese unidade


oraño

From Dutch oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Italian arancia, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian.

E koló di nan lus ta varia for di bèrdè pa hel pa oraño.

The color of their light ranges from green to yellow to orange.