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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Cantelupo former house of the pope near Rome in Italy, where it was grown

cantaloup

 noun
     
Related topics: Food Dish, Plants
can‧ta‧loup , cantaloupe [uncountable and countable]
DFFHBP a type of melon with a hard green skin and sweet orange flesh
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