cantaloupe

or can·ta·loup

[ kan-tl-ohp ]

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noun

a variety of melon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, of the gourd family, having a hard scaly or warty rind, grown in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
a muskmelon having a reticulated rind and pale-orange flesh.

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Origin of cantaloupe

First recorded in 1730–40; from French, allegedly after Cantaluppi, a papal estate near Rome where cultivation of this melon is said to have begun in Europe, though a comparable Italian word is not attested until much later than the French word, and Cantaloup, a village in Languedoc, has also been proposed as the source

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How to use cantaloupe in a sentence

She’s not as concerned with the food — though every dish she served that evening, such as raw oysters with her family’s Carolina-style barbecue sauce and smoked cantaloupe buttermilk pie in a cornmeal crust, was absolutely divine.
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Strawberries and cantaloupe aromas waft from the glass, while a saline quality and wild herbs flavor the refreshing finish of this textbook rosé from Provence.
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Because it compresses down to about the size of a cantaloupe in its stuffsack, this is a no-brainer for car camping.
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In quieter moments, he had dined on watermelon and cantaloupe while marching through the countryside, busting open fruit with his boots.
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Amazon replaced its old tube-shaped Echos with a plump orb the size of a cantaloupe.
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It was her quirky sense of color—deep burgundy paired with corn-flower blue, pine green, and faded cantaloupe.
Milan Fashion Week's Malaise | Robin Givhan | September 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Place this in the cantaloupe shells after cutting points in the top edge.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Garnish with the balls cut from the cantaloupe and serve with any desired dressing.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
This woman was old and careworn; her face was lined like the rind of a cantaloupe.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry
Add the cantaloupe and simmer slowly until fruit is transparent (about 45 minutes).
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking | Unknown
He laid down the spoon with which he was delving into a half of a cantaloupe and got quickly to his feet to greet her.
The Iron Furrow | George C. Shedd

British Dictionary definitions for cantaloupe

cantaloupe

cantaloup

/ (ˈkæntəˌluːp) /

noun

a cultivated variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, with ribbed warty rind and orange flesh
any of several other muskmelons

Origin of cantaloupe

C18: from French, from Cantaluppi, former papal villa near Rome, where it was first cultivated in Europe

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