calypso

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ca=lyp=so

CIDE DICTIONARY

calypso, n. [The Latinized Greek name of a beautiful nymph.].

 A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 681913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

calypso, n. (pl. -os) a W. Indian song in African rhythm, usu. improvised on a topical theme.

Etymology

20th c.: orig. unkn.

THESAURUS

calypso

Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Volkslied, alba, anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi, canso, canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol, cavatina, chanson, chant, chantey, croon, croon song, dirge, ditty, drinking song, epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, lay, lied, lilt, love song, love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy, national anthem, prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song, theme song, torch song, war song, wedding song