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Word: Cantaloupe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French cantaloup, from Cantaluppi near Rome, where it was first grown in Europe after being introduced from Armenia
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkantəluːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small round melon of a variety with orange flesh and ribbed skin.
Short Definition:small round melon of variety with orange flesh
Variant Forms:
- cantaloupe melon
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