CANTALOUPE


Meaning of CANTALOUPE in English

/ ˈkæntəluːp; NAmE / noun

a melon (= a type of fruit) with a green skin and orange flesh

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French cantaloup , from Cantaluppi near Rome, where it was first grown in Europe after being introduced from Armenia.

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