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calipash

(kal′ə pas̸h′, kal′ə pas̸h′)

noun

a greenish, jellylike, edible substance under the upper shell of a turtle

Origin: WInd < ? Sp carapacho, carapace

See calipash in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An edible, gelatinous, greenish substance lying beneath the upper shell of a turtle.

Origin:

Origin: Possibly alteration of Spanish carapacho, carapace

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