/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005