Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cantaloupe

/ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: can-taloupe
IPA: /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.

Countable; Slang

Example Sentences

"Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon."
"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.""
"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."
""Suzie that one with the pair of cantaloupes?" Freddy holds his palms out from chest."
"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.""

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: cantaloup, Cantalupo, canto

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/
British English: /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cantaloupes (plural) cantaloup (alternative) canteloupe (alternative) cantelope (alternative) cantaleup (alternative, obsolete) canteloup (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

canadew cantaloupey

Synonyms

breasts cantaloup cantaloupe vine cantaloup vine cucumis melo cantalupensis

Rhymes With

antelope

Questions

How do you pronounce cantaloupe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/.
What does cantaloupe mean?: Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
Where does cantaloupe come from?: It is traced to French.

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