(ca-lyp-so) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. designating or of songs improvised and sung as originally by the native people of Trinidad; they are satirical ballads; usually topical; characterized by wrenched syllabic stress and syncopated rhythms

Example Sentence

We loved listening to the calypso band.

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

calypso
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • calypso