cantaloup, cantaloupe
(noun) the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh
cantaloupe, cantaloup, cantaloupe vine, cantaloup vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis
(noun) a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cantaloupe (plural cantaloupes)
A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.
(UK, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe. [From 1739.]
(Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"ta*loupe, n. Etym: [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said to have been imported from Armenia.]
Definition: A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written also cantaleup.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
