cantaloupe
noun/ˈkæntəluːp/
/ˈkæntələʊp/
- a melon (= a type of fruit) with a green skin that is orange insideTopics Foodc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French cantaloup, from Cantaluppi near Rome, where it was first grown in Europe after being introduced from Armenia.
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