Plural of calypso
regular plural
The plural of calypso is calypsos or calypsoes.
Forms of calypso
| Singular | calypso /kəˈlɪp.səʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | calypsos calypsoes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Calypsos and calypsoes in a sentence
- Several of the city's most prominent ensembles started to incorporate foreign rock 'n' roll numbers into their existing repertories of ballroom, calypsos, and highlifes.2012, Nate Plageman, Highlife Saturday Night: Popular Music and Social Change in Urban Ghana, →ISBN, page 142. From the entry highlife
Meaning of calypso
- noun A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.
- noun A song in this style of music.
- verb To perform calypso.
Questions about the plural of calypso
- What is the plural of calypso?
- The plural of calypso is calypsos or calypsoes.
- Which is correct, calypsos or calypsoes?
- Both are used. calypsos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is calypso countable?
- Calypso is a countable and uncountable noun.
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