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calypso

noun
/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/UK/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/US

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from ka iso — “come on”

Definitions

  1. A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early…

    A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.

  2. A song in this style of music.

  3. To perform calypso.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa

    2. A light blue color.

    3. A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.

    4. The eighth moon of Saturn.

    5. 53 Kalypso, a main belt asteroid

      53 Kalypso, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Saturnian moon mentioned above.

    6. Alternative letter-case form of calypso.

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Derived

buffalypso, cadence-lypso, calypso coffee, calypsolike, calypso-like, calypsonian, gospelypso, rapso, soca

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