Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calipash

/ˈkælɪpæʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cali-pash
IPA: /ˈkælɪpæʃ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The tortoise—as the alderman of Bristol, well learned in eating, knows by much experience—besides the delicious calipash and calipee, contains many different kinds of food."
"Dobbin helped him to it; for the lady of the house, before whom the tureen was placed, was so ignorant of the contents that she was going to help Mr. Sedley without bestowing upon him either calipash or calipee."

Etymology

From French carapace, Spanish carapacho; further etymology uncertain. Doublet of carapace.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: carapace, carapacho

Usage

Inflected Forms

calipashes (plural) calapash (alternative) callipash (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

calipee

Homonyms

callipash

Questions

How do you pronounce calipash?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælɪpæʃ/.
What does calipash mean?: The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
Where does calipash come from?: It is traced to French.

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