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Cantaloupe

Can′ta-loupe

,
Noun.
[F.
cantaloup
, It.
cantalupo
, so called from the caste of
Cantalupo
, in the Marca d’Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.]
A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color.
[Written also
cantaleup
.]

Definition 2024

cantaloupe

cantaloupe

English

Alternative forms

Cantaloupes.

Noun

cantaloupe ‎(plural cantaloupes)

  1. A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.
    1. (Britain, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe. [From 1739.]
    2. (Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
  2. An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
    cantaloupe colour:    

Translations

References

  1. ↑ "cantaloupe", entry in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Etymology

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/

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