Calypso
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calypso is a noun meaning A song in this style of music.
Meaning
A song in this style of music.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To perform calypso.
- A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
- A light blue color.
- 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.
Example Sentences
'How you does live, Mr. Wordsworth?' I asked him one day. He said, 'You mean how I get money?' When I nodded, he laughed in a crooked way. He said, 'I sing calypsoes in the calypso season.' 'And that last you the rest of the year?' 'It is enough.'
Word Forms
- calypsos
- calypsoes
- calypsoing
- calypsoed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kaiso, soca, sokah, spouge, gospelypso, rapso.
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