Calypso
WordNet
noun
(1) (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
(2) Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
Originally Trinidad English, an alteration of , perhaps ultimately of African origin; Allsopp 1996 suggests , used to urge dancers on. The spelling reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name .
Noun
- A type of music and dance that originated in the West Indies (Trinidad?), a ballad is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects, often creating satire of current events.
Etymology 2
From , itself from
Noun
- A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Cythera, Calypso bulbosa
Noun
calypso
- calypso; a type of music or dance