cantaloupe

Meaning

1. (Ireland, UK) Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
2. (Australia, Canada, US) Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
3. An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
4. (plural-normally, slang) A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.

Synonyms

cantaloup

melon

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muskmelon

cantaloupe vine

cantaloup vine

Persian melon

Cucumis melo cantalupensis

nutmeg melon

honeydew

musk melon

netted melon

Translations

cantaloup

cantalupo

cantaloupe

Kantalupe

cantalupo

melón

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meloa

cantalupo

melone

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πεπόνι

kantaloep

popone

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شمام

Melone

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæn.tə.luːp/

Etymology

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf".
Named after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.