cantaloupe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable) Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types: ▸ 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.
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(Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable) Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types: ▸ 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.
2010, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Peter Carey: A Literary Companion, page 100:
- (countable, uncountable) An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
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(countable, plural-normally, slang) A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.
Stepping back to avoid him, I knocked into Xander, who wrapped his arms around me. "Me, too," he cooed. "I love a good pair of cantaloupes."
2020, Nicole Kronzer, “Eleven”, in Unscripted, Abrams:In the water, Lenox got a little frisky and Farah ended up losing her bikini top. Lenox was glad that she was definitely blessed. The peaches and grapes walking around were no comparison to her cantaloupes.
2007, Maryann Reid, Use Me or Lose Me: A Novel of Love, Sex, and Drama, Macmillan, page 130: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.
"I tell you I kept crossing my legs and lighting cigarettes, just hoping he'd notice me. But no. Instead he notices something sitting at a table. He sees a great big pair of cantaloupes sticking out from under a blouse."
2022 [1951], David Goodis, “Cassidy's Girl”, in Black Cat Weekly, number 52, Wildside Press, LLC, page 324:"Suzie that one with the pair of cantaloupes?" Freddy holds his palms out from chest.
2019, Louella Bryant, Cowboy Code, Black Rose Writing, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cantelope | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cantaloup | alternative | lexicographic | |
| canteloup | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| cantaleup | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| canteloupe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cantaloupes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
breasts (breasts)
Translations (85)
ti ሓብሓብ (melon) · arz كنتالوب (melon) · as চিৰাল (melon) · io kantalupo (melon) · cmn 麝香甜瓜 (melon) · ty ʻatiu (melon) · eo kantalupo (melon) · ml ഷമാം (melon) · hy սեխ (melon) · nl kantaloep (melon) · fi verkkomeloni (melon) · cs kantalup (melon) · ja メロン (melon) · mt bettieħ (melon) · mi kākāriki (melon) · id blewah (melon) · sh dinja (melon) · is cantaloup-melóna (melon) · el πεπόνι (melon) · az daşqovun (melon) · tr kantalup kavunu (melon) · as বাঙী (melon) · cs cukrový meloun (melon) · bg канталуп (melon) · fa گرمک (melon) · it cantalupo (melon) · th แคนตาลูป (melon) · aii ܓܸܢܕܘܼܪܵܐ (melon) · io kantalupomelono (melon) · nso sespansepeke (melon) · afb بطيخ (melon) · yi דינקע (melon) · ky анделек (melon) · sq pjepër (melon) · to katiu (melon) · pl kantalupa (melon) · chy mȧhōhko (melon) · sh церовача (melon) · yue 皺皮瓜 /皱皮瓜 (melon) · acw شَمَّام (melon) · ga cantalúp (melon) · sh kantalupa (melon) · cs žlutý meloun (melon) · sh cerovača (melon) · chy mȧhōō'o (melon) · sh канталупа (melon) · it zatta (melon) · nl kanteloep (melon) · fa طالبی (melon) · ka დასტამბო (melon) · id semangka belanda (melon) · es cantalupo (melon) · ca meló cantalup (melon) · ckb گِڕکە (melon) · apw bilóń (melon) · fj timo (melon) · unm panshpèkw (melon) · es cantaloup (melon) · cmn 羅馬甜瓜 /罗马甜瓜 (melon) · ms tembikai wangi (melon) · de Cantaloupe-Melone (melon) · tl melong bato (melon) · sv nätmelon (melon) · ka ნესვი (melon) · sl melona (melon) · akl atimon (melon) · tl kantalupo (melon) · pt meloa (melon) · ary بطيخ (melon) · fr cantaloup (melon) · ru ды́ня (melon) · da kantalup (melon) · rup piponj (melon) · nv taʼneeskʼání (melon) · ko 멜론 (melon) · sm atiu (melon) · af spanspek (melon) · ro cantalup (melon) · sh диња (melon) · ary سويهلة (melon) · qu lakawiti (melon) · is kantalúpmelóna (melon) · hu sárgadinnye (melon) · pt cantalupo (melon) · ru канталу́па (melon)