n.
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sos or -soes
Etymology: Trinidad E, alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; akin to eastern Caribbean English caliso, cariso satirical song
Date: 1900
: a style of music originating in the West Indies, marked by lively duple meter, and having lyrics that are often improvised and usually satirize local personalities and events also : a song in this style
– ca · lyp · so · ni · an \ k ə - ˌ lip- ' s ō -n ē - ə n, ˌ ka-( ˌ )lip- \ noun or adjective