cantaloupe
See also: Cantaloupe
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Cantaloupes.jpg.webp)
Alternative forms
- cantaloup, cantalope
Etymology
From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/
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Noun
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.
- cantaloupe:
Translations
melon
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “cantaloupe”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
cantaloupe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Etymology
From English cantaloupe, from French cantaloup.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɑluːp/, [ˈkɑn̪t̪ɑluːp]
Noun
cantaloupe
- Synonym of verkkomeloni (“cantaloupe”).
Declension
Inflection of cantaloupe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | cantaloupe | cantaloupet | |
genitive | cantaloupen | cantaloupejen | |
partitive | cantaloupea | cantaloupeja | |
illative | cantaloupeen | cantaloupeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | cantaloupe | cantaloupet | |
accusative | nom. | cantaloupe | cantaloupet |
gen. | cantaloupen | ||
genitive | cantaloupen | cantaloupejen cantaloupeinrare | |
partitive | cantaloupea | cantaloupeja | |
inessive | cantaloupessa | cantaloupeissa | |
elative | cantaloupesta | cantaloupeista | |
illative | cantaloupeen | cantaloupeihin | |
adessive | cantaloupella | cantaloupeilla | |
ablative | cantaloupelta | cantaloupeilta | |
allative | cantaloupelle | cantaloupeille | |
essive | cantaloupena | cantaloupeina | |
translative | cantaloupeksi | cantaloupeiksi | |
instructive | — | cantaloupein | |
abessive | cantaloupetta | cantaloupeitta | |
comitative | — | cantaloupeineen |
Possessive forms of cantaloupe (type nalle) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | cantaloupeni | cantaloupemme |
2nd person | cantaloupesi | cantaloupenne |
3rd person | cantaloupensa |