Calypso is music from the Carribean.
An example of calypso is Carribean world music.
An example of Calypso is the character in Odyssey who keeps Odysseus on her island for seven years.
An example of a Calypso is an orchid found in the forests of Washington state.
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Origin of calypso
altered from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Trinidad patois kaiso, town crier, who gave news in rhythm and doggerelnoun
pl. -·sosOrigin of Calypso
Classical Latin from Classical Greek Kalyps? from kalyptein: see calyptra
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pl. ca·lyp·sosOrigin of calypso
Probably Latin Calypsō Calypso ; see Calypso 1.calypso
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Greek MythologyOrigin of Calypso
Latin Calypsō from Greek Kalupsō from kaluptein to conceal ; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.or ca·lyp·so
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pl. Ca·lyp·sos, or ca·lyp·sos also Ca·lyp·soes or ca·lyp·soesOrigin of Calypso
Probably alteration (influenced by Calypso 1 in reference to the nymph's island home ) of Caribbean English kaliso variant of kariso variant of kaiso bravo (shout of approval for a Calypsonian's performance), Calypso music from ka iso! shout of encouragement with which West Indian slaves accompanied singers singing satirical songs about plantation owners and overseers from Efik ka isu go on (imperative form) ( from ka go, advance ) ( isu face, front, forward ) and its Ibibio equivalent kaa isoRelated Forms:
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(plural calypsos or calypsoes)
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.
(plural calypsos or calypsoes)
From Latin, itself from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypsō, “name of a sea nymph”)
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