cantaloupe

• Sustantivo que designa una variedad de melón con piel correosa y reticulada de color marrón y pulpa dulce de color naranja, o la planta trepadora que produce este fruto.

A noun referring to a type of melon with a tan, netted rind and sweet, orange flesh, or the vine that produces this fruit.

1. A type of melonA1formal

   A variety of muskmelon with a tan, netted rind and sweet, orange flesh.

   Melón cantalupo

   • I bought a ripe cantaloupe from the market.
   • She sliced the cantaloupe into small pieces for the fruit salad.
   • Cantaloupe is a refreshing fruit on a hot summer day.

   Sinónimosmuskmelon

2. The fruit of the cantaloupe vineA1formal

   The edible fruit of the cantaloupe plant, typically small to medium-sized with yellowish flesh.

   Melón cantalupo (fruto)

   • The cantaloupe was perfectly sweet and juicy.
   • He grew cantaloupes in his garden this year.
   • We had cantaloupe for breakfast with yogurt.

   Sinónimoscantaloup