| 单词 | cantaloupe |
| 释义 | cantaloupeor can·ta·loup[ kan-tl-ohp ] / ˈkæn tlˌoʊp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cantaloupe ON THESAURUS.COM nouna variety of melon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, of the gourd family, having a hard scaly or warty rind, grown in Europe, Asia, and the United States. a muskmelon having a reticulated rind and pale-orange flesh. VIDEO FOR CANTALOUPEWATCH NOW: Common Words That Originated From The Animal KingdomDid you know that the word "muscle" is derived from the Latin word for “mouse?” And this isn't the only word in the English language that is unexpectedly inspired by animals. Origin of cantaloupeFirst recorded in 1730–40; from French, allegedly after Cantaluppi, a papal estate near Rome where cultivation of this melon is said to have begun in Europe, though a comparable Italian word is not attested until much later than the French word, and Cantaloup, a village in Languedoc, has also been proposed as the source Words nearby cantaloupeCantabrian Mountains, Cantabrigian, Cantal, cantala, cantalever, cantaloupe, cantankerous, cantar, cantata, cantatrice, can't but Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cantaloupeBritish Dictionary definitions for cantaloupecantaloupe cantaloup/ (ˈkæntəˌluːp) / nouna cultivated variety of muskmelon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, with ribbed warty rind and orange flesh any of several other muskmelons Word Origin for cantaloupeC18: from French, from Cantaluppi, former papal villa near Rome, where it was first cultivated in Europe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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