n.
Variant: also can · ta · loup
Pronunciation: ' kan-t ə - ˌ l ō p also - ˌ üp
Function: noun
Etymology: Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy
Date: 1739
1 : a small widely cultivated muskmelon ( Cucumis melo reticulatus ) with a heavily netted rind and reddish-orange flesh broadly : MUSKMELON A
2 : a muskmelon ( Cucumis melo cantalupensis ) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in No. America