kaisonian

English

Etymology

From kaiso +‎ -n- +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kaɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kaɪˈsoʊ.ni.ən/
• Rhymes: -əʊniən

Noun

kaisonian (plural kaisonians)

1. A performer of kaiso music.
   • 1983, Raymond Quevado, Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso, page 39:

     When the money was counted and checked in the presence of the kaisonians, with whom the takings were shared, one keen singer queried the collector saying, "But whey de steamer?"