cantaloupe
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tlˌoʊp noun
1.
a variety of melon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, of the gourd family, having a hard scaly or warty rind, grown in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
2.
a muskmelon having a reticulated rind and pale-orange flesh.
Also, can·ta·loup.
Origin:
1730–40; < French, allegedly after Cantaluppi, a papal estate near Rome where cultivation of this melon is said to have begun in Europe, though a comparable It word is not attested until much later than the French word, and Cantaloup, a village in Languedoc, has also been proposed as the source
1730–40; < French, allegedly after Cantaluppi, a papal estate near Rome where cultivation of this melon is said to have begun in Europe, though a comparable It word is not attested until much later than the French word, and Cantaloup, a village in Languedoc, has also been proposed as the source
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cantaloupe or cantaloup (ˈkæntəˌluːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cultivated variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, with ribbed warty rind and orange flesh |
| 2. | any of several other muskmelons |
| [C18: from French, from Cantaluppi, former papal villa near Rome, where it was first cultivated in Europe] | |
| cantaloup or cantaloup | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Cantaluppi, former papal villa near Rome, where it was first cultivated in Europe] | |
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Word Origin & History
cantaloupe
1739, from It. Cantalupo, former Papal summer estate, near Rome, where the melons were first grown in Europe after their introduction, supposedly from Armenia.
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Listeria-linked cantaloupe farm had rated high in audit.
So he puts two little biscotti in my lunchbox for some munching, two pieces of chocolate, and usually some cantaloupe as well.
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