also cantaloup noun Etymology: Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy Date: 1739 a small widely cultivated muskmelon ( Cucumis melo reticulatus ) with a heavily netted rind and reddish-orange flesh, a muskmelon ( Cucumis melo cantalupensis ) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America
CANTALOUPE
Meaning of CANTALOUPE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012