cantaloup

can·ta·loupe also can·ta·loup  (kntl-p)

n.

1. A variety of melon (Cucumis melo var. reticulatus) having a tan rind with netlike ridges and a sweet fragrant orange flesh.

2. Any of several other related or similar melons.

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[French cantaloup, perhaps from Italian cantalupo (from Cantalupo, a former papal villa near Rome) or from Cantaloup, a village of southern France.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cantaloup - a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis cantaloup, cantaloupe - the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh 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
	2.	cantaloup - the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh cantaloupe muskmelon, sweet melon - the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers cantaloup, cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis - a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

Translations

cantaloup [ˈkæntəluːp] N → cantalupo m

cantaloup(e)

n → Honigmelone f, → Buttermelone f