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Cantaloupe
Can′ta-loupe
,Noun.
[F.
cantaloup
, It. cantalupo
, so called from the caste of Cantalupo
, in the Marca d’Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.] A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color.
[Written also
cantaleup
.]