Cantaloupe

/ˈkæntəˌloʊp/ noun

A round, sweet melon with orange flesh and a rough, netted skin.

The name comes from Cantalupo, an Italian town near Rome, where this type of melon was grown in the papal gardens. European languages adapted the place name into 'cantaloup' and then 'cantaloupe' in English.

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