Cantaloupe

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkæn.tÉ™.luːp/
• US IPA: /ˈkæn.tÉ™.loÊŠp/

Alternative forms

• cantaloup, cantalope

Origin

From Italian Cantalupo (a place name), after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.

"cantaloupe", entry in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Full definition of cantaloupe

Noun

1. (Europe) A type of melon, ; also known as true cantaloupe. From 1739.
2. (Australia, US) A type of melon, , with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.

Synonyms

• (Cucumis melo cantalupensis)
• (Cucumis melo reticulatus) muskmelon, rockmelon