"calypso" meaning in English

See calypso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ [UK], /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav [Southern-England] Forms: calypsos [plural], calypsoes [plural]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [US], kəlĭpʹsō [US] Rhymes: -ɪpsəʊ 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|kaiso}} kaiso, {{der|en|ibb|ka iso|t=come on}} Ibibio ka iso (“come on”), {{m|en|Calypso}} Calypso Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|calypsoes}} calypso (countable and uncountable, plural calypsos or calypsoes)
  1. A style of 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. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dances, Musical genres Categories (lifeform): Orchids Derived forms: calypsonian, calypso-like, gospelypso, soca Translations (type of music and dance): calipso (Catalan), kalipso (Esperanto), calypso (Finnish), calipso [masculine] (Italian), calipso [neuter] (Romanian), kalypso [neuter] (Slovak), calipso [masculine] (Spanish), calypso [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-noun-dMeTsVX8 Disambiguation of Dances: 71 20 3 6 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 76 21 2 1 Disambiguation of Orchids: 53 38 4 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations, Trinidad and Tobago English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 22 7 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 77 16 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 69 21 8 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 59 23 13 5 Disambiguation of Trinidad and Tobago English: 95 4 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ [UK], /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav [Southern-England] Forms: calypsos [plural], calypsoes [plural]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [US], kəlĭpʹsō [US] Rhymes: -ɪpsəʊ Etymology: From Latin, itself from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ, “name of a sea nymph”) Wikispecies Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Calypso bulbosa|species}} Calypso bulbosa, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{uder|en|grc|Καλυψώ||name of a sea nymph}} Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ, “name of a sea nymph”), {{wikispecies}} Wikispecies Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|calypsoes}} calypso (countable and uncountable, plural calypsos or calypsoes)
  1. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Calypso bulbosa): neidonkenkä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-noun-VK~9EQGA Disambiguation of 'Calypso bulbosa': 100 0
  2. A light blue color. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-noun--XStCkGS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ [UK], /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav [Southern-England] Forms: calypsos [present, singular, third-person], calypsoing [participle, present], calypsoed [participle, past], calypsoed [past]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [US], kəlĭpʹsō [US] Rhymes: -ɪpsəʊ 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|kaiso}} kaiso, {{der|en|ibb|ka iso|t=come on}} Ibibio ka iso (“come on”), {{m|en|Calypso}} Calypso Head templates: {{en-verb}} calypso (third-person singular simple present calypsos, present participle calypsoing, simple past and past participle calypsoed)
  1. (intransitive) To perform calypso. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-verb-kxLKOy7N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "A style of 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. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century."
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɪpsəʊ"
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        "Southern-England"
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    },
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      "enpr": "ku̇lĭpʹsō",
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        "US"
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      "enpr": "kəlĭpʹsō",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "word": "calipso"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "word": "kalipso"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "word": "calypso"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
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      ],
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
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        "common-gender"
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    }
  ],
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}

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      "enpr": "ku̇lĭpʹsō",
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        "A light blue color."
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          "blue"
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
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      "enpr": "ku̇lĭpʹsō",
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        "US"
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    {
      "enpr": "kəlĭpʹsō",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Calypso bulbosa",
      "word": "neidonkenkä"
    }
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}

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