Otrabanda

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Papiamentu Otrabanda, a compound of otro (other) +‎ banda (side).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Ot‧ra‧ban‧da

Proper noun[edit]

Otrabanda n

  1. A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao.

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From otro (other) +‎ banda (side) (relative to the old city centre of Punda).

Proper noun[edit]

Otrabanda

  1. Otrabanda, the centre of Willemstad, Curaçao, at the west side of the pontoon bridge.