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Definition of cantaloupe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cantaloupe

noun
 
/ˈkæntəluːp/
 
/ˈkæntələʊp/
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  1. a melon (= a type of fruit) with a green skin that is orange insideTopics Foodc2
    Word 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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