calipash

/kal-uh-pash, kal-uh-pash/US // ˈkæl əˌpæʃ, ˌkæl əˈpæʃ //UK // (ˈkælɪˌpæʃ) //

卡利帕什,卡里帕什,卡利巴什,卡利帕斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the part of a turtle next to the upper shield, consisting of a greenish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.

At their watchfires they discourse upon the delicate fat round the kidneys as an alderman might talk of calipash.
The upper part of the turtle is called the calipash—the under part the calipee.
The calipash, or meat next the back-shell, may be cut smaller—the green fat into pieces about two inches square.
I was remarking that sangaree and calipash, mangoes and guava jelly, dispose the heart to love, and so they do.
Take half-a-pound of sugar, a quarter of caviare, a quarter of calipash, a quarter of millet and six peaches.