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Definition calypso
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 (countable and uncountable, plural calypsos or calypsoes)
- A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (perhaps Trinidad), characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.
Verb
calypso (third-person singular simple present calypsos, present participle calypsoing, simple past and past participle calypsoed)
- (intransitive) To perform calypso.
Etymology 2
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calypso (countable and uncountable, plural calypsos or calypsoes)
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