English
calypso
see also: Calypso
Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR: ku̇lĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/
  • (America) enPR: kəlĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/
Noun

calypso

  1. 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.
    • 1959, V. S. Naipaul, “B. Wordsworth ↗”, in Miguel Street:
      '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.'
Translations
  • Italian: calipso
  • Spanish: calipso
Verb

calypso (calypsos, present participle calypsoing; past and past participle calypsoed)

  1. (intransitive) To perform calypso.
Noun

calypso

  1. A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
  2. A light blue color.
     
Calypso
Pronunciation
  • (British) enPR: kəlĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/
  • (America) enPR: kəlĭpʹsō, IPA: /kəˈlɪp.soʊ/
Proper noun
  1. (Greek god) A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
  2. (astronomy) The eighth moon of Saturn.
  3. (astronomy) 53 Kalypso, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Saturnian moon mentioned above.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of calypso
Translations
  • Portuguese: Calipso
  • Russian: Кали́псо
Translations

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