can ‧ ta ‧ loup BrE AmE , cantaloupe /ˈkæntəluːp $ -loʊp/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Cantelupo former house of the pope near Rome in Italy, where it was grown ]
a type of ↑ melon with a hard green skin and sweet orange flesh