"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 Forms: calypsos [plural], calypsoes [plural]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [UK], 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: {{der|en|ibb|ka iso|t=come on}} Ibibio ka iso (“come on”) 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: buffalypso, calypso coffee, calypso-like, calypsonian, 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: 55 28 13 4 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 58 29 12 1 Disambiguation of Orchids: 38 43 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Trinidad and Tobago English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 38 12 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 33 23 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 28 13 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 45 36 15 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 39 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 27 14 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Trinidad and Tobago English: 82 10 7 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cadence-lypso, calypsolike, rapso
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ [UK], /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav Forms: calypsos [plural], calypsoes [plural]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [UK], 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 Categories (lifeform): Orchids Translations (Calypso bulbosa): neidonkenkä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-noun-VK~9EQGA Disambiguation of Orchids: 38 43 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 38 12 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 33 23 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 39 11 3 Disambiguation of 'Calypso bulbosa': 100 0
  2. A light blue color. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Orchids
    Sense id: en-calypso-en-noun--XStCkGS Disambiguation of Orchids: 38 43 16 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 38 12 4 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 33 23 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 39 11 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cadence-lypso, calypsolike, rapso
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ [UK], /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav Forms: calypsos [present, singular, third-person], calypsoing [participle, present], calypsoed [participle, past], calypsoed [past]
enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō [UK], 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: {{der|en|ibb|ka iso|t=come on}} Ibibio ka iso (“come on”) 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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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
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      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calypso.wav",
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      "enpr": "kəlĭpʹsō",
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
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    },
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      "enpr": "kəlĭpʹsō",
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɪpsəʊ"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "word": "kalipso"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "word": "calypso"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calipso"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "calipso"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kalypso"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calipso"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of music and dance",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "calypso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calypso"
}

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      "form": "calypsoed",
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        "(intransitive) To perform calypso."
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
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      "enpr": "kəlĭpʹsō",
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɪpsəʊ"
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      "word": "cadence-lypso"
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      "word": "calypsolike"
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      "word": "rapso"
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      "form": "calypsos",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "calypsoes",
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        "A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa"
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          "Calypso",
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "calypso:"
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        "A light blue color."
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.səʊ/",
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      "ipa": "/kəˈlɪp.soʊ/",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Calypso bulbosa",
      "word": "neidonkenkä"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calypso"
}

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