cantaloupe
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
cantaloupe
- /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/ UK
- /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/ US
Where it comes from
From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf".
Named after Cantalupo in Sabina, a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.
noun cantaloupes · cantaloup · canteloupe · cantelope · cantaleup · canteloup
- Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto, with non- or slightly netted rind, also known as true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and Europe.
- Reticulatus Group (now merged into Cantalupensis Group), with strongly netted rind, also known as American cantaloupe, muskmelon or rockmelon. Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.
- An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
-
A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.
Distracted by the way that the sudden gust of wind exposed the girl's bare thighs, he tripped on the uneven sidewalk and faceplanted straight into her soft cantaloupes.
Similar: breasts
Translations
Talk about this word "cantaloupe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cantaloupe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cantaloupe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cantaloupe "cantaloupe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cantaloupe.Cite this
@misc{cantaloupe_2026,
title = {cantaloupe},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantaloupe},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
