calipash

cal·i·pash

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

Origin of calipash

West Indian from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Spanish carapacho, carapace

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calipash

noun

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

Origin of calipash

Possibly alteration of Spanish carapacho carapace

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural calipashes)

The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).

Origin

French carapace, Spanish carapacho.

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CALIPASH and Calipee (possibly connected with carapace, the upper shell of a turtle), the gelatinous substances in the upper and lower shells, respectively, of the turtle, the calipash being of a dull greenish and the calipee of a light yellow colour.
CALIPASH and Calipee (possibly connected with carapace, the upper shell of a turtle), the gelatinous substances in the upper and lower shells, respectively, of the turtle, the calipash being of a dull greenish and the calipee of a light yellow colour.

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