calipash

[ kal-uh-pash, kal-uh-pash ]

/ ˈkæl əˌpæʃ, ˌkæl əˈpæʃ /

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

Compare calipee.

Origin of calipash

First recorded in 1680–90; of obscure origin

The upper part of the turtle is called the calipash—the under part the calipee.

Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book |Eliza Leslie
The calipash, or meat next the back-shell, may be cut smaller—the green fat into pieces about two inches square.

Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book |Eliza Leslie
Take half-a-pound of sugar, a quarter of caviare, a quarter of calipash, a quarter of millet and six peaches.

Punch, 1917.07.04, Vol. 153, Issue No. 1 |Various
I was remarking that sangaree and calipash, mangoes and guava jelly, dispose the heart to love, and so they do.

Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2) |Charles Lever

At their watchfires they discourse upon the delicate fat round the kidneys as an alderman might talk of calipash.

The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity |Arthur Lillie

calipash

/ (ˈkælɪˌpæʃ) /

the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy

C17: perhaps changed from Spanish carapacho carapace