Hyphenation
ca·lyp·soTurkish pronunciation
kılîpsōPronunciation
/kəˈləpˌsō/ /kəˈlɪpˌsoʊ/
Etymology
[ k&-'lip-(")sO ] (noun.) Originally Trinidad English, an alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; Allsopp 1996 suggests Ibibio ka iso (“come on”), used to urge dancers on. The spelling reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name Calypso.