Main Entry: can·ta·loupe

Variant(s): also can·ta·loup \ˈkan-tə-ˌlōp also -ˌüp\

Function: noun

Etymology: Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy

Date: 1739

1 : a small widely cultivated muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus) with a heavily netted rind and reddish-orange flesh; broadly : muskmelon a
2 : a muskmelon (Cucumis melo cantalupensis) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America