How to pronounce calypso
American English pronunciation
kuh-LIP-soh
- IPA
- /kəˈlɪpsoʊ/
- Syllables
- kuh · LIP · soh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What calypso means
Bouncy music from the Caribbean with clever made-up words
In a sentence: The steel band played a happy calypso at the beach party.
Where it comes from: It comes from kaiso, a word from Trinidad that perhaps came from Africa. Its spelling later changed to look like Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek myths.
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