CANTALOUPE


Meaning of CANTALOUPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also can·ta·loup ˈkan-tə-ˌlōp also -ˌüp

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 North America

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