calypso

See also Calypso

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/, X-SAMPA: /k@"lIp.s@U/
• (US) enPR: kəlĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/, X-SAMPA: /k@"lIp.soU/
• Rhymes: -ɪpsəʊ

Etymology 1

Originally Trinidad English, an alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; Allsopp 1996 suggests Ibibio ka iso (“come on”), used to urge dancers on. The spelling reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name Calypso.

Noun

calypso (plural calypsos or calypsoes)

1. A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (perhaps Trinidad), a ballad is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.

Derived terms

• calypsonian

Etymology 2

From Latin, itself from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypsō, “name of a sea nymph”)

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Wikispecies

Noun

calypso (plural calypsos or calypsoes)

1. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
2. A light blue color.

   calypso colour:

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• cosplay

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Swedish

Noun

calypso c

1. calypso; a type of music or dance

Declension

Declension of calypso

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	calypso	calypson	calypsor	calypsorna
genitive	calypsos	calypsons	calypsors	calypsornas