单词 | calipee |
释义 | calipee[ kal-uh-pee, kal-uh-pee ] / ˈkæl əˌpi, ˌkæl əˈpi / nounthe part of a turtle next to the lower shield, consisting of a yellowish gelatinous substance, considered a delicacy. Compare calipash. Origin of calipeeFirst recorded in 1650–60; of obscure origin Words nearby calipeecalimanco, Calimere, calimocho, caliorrhaphy, calipash, calipee, caliper, caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calisaya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calipee
British Dictionary definitions for calipeecalipee / (ˈkælɪˌpiː) / nounthe yellow glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the lower shell, considered a delicacy Word Origin for calipeeC17: 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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