Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - calypso
Calypso
calypso
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I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kalypsō Date: 14th century a sea nymph in Homer's Odyssey who keeps Odysseus seven years on the island of Ogygia, a bulbous bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) of northern regions bearing a single white to purplish flower, II. noun (plural -sos or -soes) Etymology: Trinidad English, alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; akin to eastern Caribbean English caliso, cariso satirical song Date: 1900 a style of music originating in the West Indies, marked by lively duple meter, and having lyrics that are often improvised and usually satirize local personalities and events, ~nian noun or adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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