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单词 calipee
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calipee

[ kal-uh-pee, kal-uh-pee ]
/ ˈkæl əˌpi, ˌkæl əˈpi /

noun

the part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy.
Compare calipash.

Origin of calipee

First recorded in 1650–60; of obscure origin

Words nearby calipee

calimanco, Calimere, calimocho, caliorrhaphy, calipash, calipee, caliper, caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calisaya
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Example sentences from the Web for calipee

  • 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
  • There are chorodens and fricassees, ragoûts and calipee, of rapturous delicacy.

    Christmas: Its Origin and Associations|William Francis Dawson
  • Cut the calipee (or meat belonging to the under-shell) into pieces about as large as the palm of your hand, and break the shell.

    Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for calipee

calipee
/ (ˈkælɪˌpiː) /

noun

the yellow glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the lower shell, considered a delicacy

Word Origin for calipee

C17: perhaps a variant of calipash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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