calipash

enUK

cal·i·pash

C0036400 (kăl′ə-păsh′, kăl′ə-păsh′)n. An edible, gelatinous, greenish substance lying beneath the upper shell of a turtle.
[Possibly alteration of Spanish carapacho, carapace.]

calipash

(ˈkælɪˌpæʃ) or

callipash

n1. (Cookery) the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy2. (Zoology) the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy[C17: perhaps changed from Spanish carapacho carapace]