spanspekn.
/ˈspanspɛk/, U.S. /ˈspænspɛk/, South African English /spænˈspek/ South African.
= cantaloupe n.
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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > melon > musk melons
muskmelon1573
sugar-melon1600
cantaloupe1739
rock melon1789
mango1866
sweet melon1883
spanspek1886
honeydew1916
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > melon > other types of melon
melopepon1555
muskmelon1573
macock1588
sugar-melon1600
cantaloupe1739
rock cantaloupe1776
rock melon1789
nutmeg melon1811
citron1826
pie melon1857
sweet melon1883
spanspek1886
honeydew1916
pepino1922
Ogen melon1967
1731 G. Medley tr. P. Kolb Present State Cape Good-Hope II. 277 Melo Hispanicus. i.e. The Spanish or Musk-Melon. The Musk Melons, produc'd at the Cape, are as good as those produc'd in Spain. The Cape-Europeans call 'em Spanish Bacon.]
1886 G. A. Farini Through Kalahari Desert v. 61 Mr. Barlett came and asked if I would like to buy any musk-melons (spanspeck).
1913 J. J. Doke Secret City (ed. 2) 78 The ground was cumbered by watermelons and spanspeks.
1951 R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse iv. 70 The district is..scarcely excelled for the size and succulence of its..spanspec, watermelons, strawberries, [etc.].
1958 Cape Times 12 Dec. 11/4 The always-popular sweet melon—spanspek—is not expected in quantities till the New Year.
1971 Fair Lady (Cape Town) 10 Nov. 111 Baked egg custard/or Medium slice sponspek melon.
1975 Cape Times 13 Jan. 2 A Paarl spanspek exporter said in an interview at the weekend that these prices..were paid only at the beginning of the season.
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