A variant spelling of cantaloupe; a round melon with a netted, tan-colored rind and orange flesh.
From 'Cantalupo,' a small town near Rome where these melons were first grown in Europe in the 1600s after being brought from Armenia or Persia, with English adding various spellings over time.
The cantaloupe's journey shows how globalization worked 500 years ago—melons went from the Middle East to Italy, then to France, then to America, and each region added its own spelling, creating 'cantaloup,' 'cantaloupe,' 'cantaloupe,' and more.
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