Definition of cantaloupe

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< cantala

cantankerous >

can·ta·loupe also can·ta·loup

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NOUN:

A variety of melon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) having a tan rind with netlike ridges and a sweet fragrant orange flesh.
Any of several other related or similar melons.

ETYMOLOGY:
French cantaloup, perhaps from Italian cantalupo (from Cantalupo a former papal villa near Rome), or from Cantaloup a village of southern France

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