cantaloupe

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

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