Cantaloupe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT cantaloupe /ˌkæntlˈoʊp/ /ˈkæntələʊp/ IPA guide

Other forms: cantaloupes

A cantaloupe is a small melon with rough skin and orange flesh. If you are making fruit salad, don't forget the cantaloupe.

The jury has long been out on this word's origins, but it's thought to be a place where the melon was cultivated: Cantaluppi in Italy, or Cantaloup in France. Either way, the cantaloupe is a delicious melon with tan rind and orange flesh. Many people enjoy some cantaloupe with breakfast or anytime as a snack. You can eat cantaloupe slices or you can stick a spoon in half a cantaloupe and go to town.

Definitions of cantaloupe

noun a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh synonyms: Cucumis melo cantalupensis, cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe vine see moresee less type of: Cucumis melo, muskmelon, sweet melon, sweet melon vine any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell
noun the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh synonyms: cantaloup see moresee less type of: muskmelon, sweet melon the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers

Pronunciation US /ˌkæntlˈoʊp/ UK /ˈkæntələʊp/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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