cantaloupe

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/

Noun

cantaloupe (plural cantaloupes)

1. A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.
   1. (UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe. [From 1739.]
   2. (Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
2. An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.

    

Translations

• French: cantaloup
• German: Kantalupe
• Italian: cantalupo, zatta
• Portuguese: meloa, cantalupo
• Russian: канталу́па
• Spanish: cantalupo

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