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can·ta·loupe noun also can·ta·loup or can·ta·lope or can·te·lope \ˈkantəlˌōp, -ˈaa-, -təˌlōp also -üp\ (-s) Etymology: from Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy, where it was first grown in Europe 1. : a muskmelon (Cucumis melo cantalupensis) grown chiefly in Europe and having a hard ridged or warty rind and reddish orange flesh that is eaten raw as a fruit 2. : any of several muskmelons resembling the cantaloupe; broadly : muskmelon |