cantaloupe
noun
can·ta·loupe
ˈkan-tə-ˌlōp 
also -ˌlüp
variants
or less commonly cantaloup
1
: a small widely cultivated muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus) with a heavily netted rind and usually orange flesh
broadly
: muskmelon sense a
2
: a muskmelon (Cucumis melo cantalupensis) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America
Examples of cantaloupe in a Sentence
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Pinnacles, it is explained to me over translucent cantaloupe, have sailed with Royal Caribbean for 700 ungodly nights.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The colonial buildings in honeydew and cantaloupe colors — surrounded by banyan trees, strangler figs, and jacaranda and set off by the bright primaries and pastels of the clothes of passersby — make for a delicious street scene.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Fourteen recalls were issued in 2023 for possibly having salmonella in its cut cantaloupe, rocks in its falafel and cookies and glass in its instant coffee.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Can Alice execute a series of trades, by picking up and offloading bananas or cantaloupes, that gets her to her favorite fruit?
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
And since October, more than 300 salmonella cases and nearly 130 hospitalizations have been linked to cantaloupes.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
Note that, in addition to cantaloupe sold by ALDI, the affordable grocery chain has also recalled pineapple spears that may have been cross-contaminated with cantaloupe.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
Rigatoni lashed with a veal ragù and the wholly unexpected of cantaloupe, as well as prosciutto and ricotta.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
While consuming cantaloupe is no longer a cause for concern, there continues to be legal fallout over illnesses linked to the melons.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
The colonial buildings in honeydew and cantaloupe colors — surrounded by banyan trees, strangler figs, and jacaranda and set off by the bright primaries and pastels of the clothes of passersby — make for a delicious street scene.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024
Fourteen recalls were issued in 2023 for possibly having salmonella in its cut cantaloupe, rocks in its falafel and cookies and glass in its instant coffee.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Can Alice execute a series of trades, by picking up and offloading bananas or cantaloupes, that gets her to her favorite fruit?
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
And since October, more than 300 salmonella cases and nearly 130 hospitalizations have been linked to cantaloupes.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2024
Note that, in addition to cantaloupe sold by ALDI, the affordable grocery chain has also recalled pineapple spears that may have been cross-contaminated with cantaloupe.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2023
Rigatoni lashed with a veal ragù and the wholly unexpected of cantaloupe, as well as prosciutto and ricotta.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
While consuming cantaloupe is no longer a cause for concern, there continues to be legal fallout over illnesses linked to the melons.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
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cantaloupe
noun
can·ta·loupe
variants
also cantaloup
: a muskmelon with a hard rough skin and reddish orange flesh
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