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cantaloupe
(kant′ə lōp′)
or cantaloup
noun
any of various muskmelons; esp., a type of fruit with a hard, rough rind and sweet, juicy, orange-colored flesh, that grows on a variety of muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus)
Origin: Fr < It cantalupo, after Cantalupo, former papal summer estate, near Rome, where the melon was first grown in Europe
See cantaloupe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also can·ta·loup
noun- A variety of melon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) having a tan rind with netlike ridges and a sweet fragrant orange flesh.
- Any of several other related or similar melons.
Origin:
Origin: French cantaloup
Origin: , perhaps from Italian cantalupo (from Cantalupo, a former papal villa near Rome)
Origin: or from Cantaloup, a village of southern France
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