cantaloupe

Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
  2. noun the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

Etymology

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf". Named after Cantalupo in Sabina, a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cantaloup, cantaloupe vine, cantaloup vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
sweet melon

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