cantaloupe
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Definition of cantaloupe
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Ireland, UK)Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
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noun
- (Ireland, UK)Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
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(Australia, Canada, US)Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
“Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.”
- An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.
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(plural-normally, slang)A woman's breasts, particularly large breasts.
“Distracted by the way that the sudden gust of wind exposed the girl's bare thighs, he tripped on the uneven sidewalk and faceplanted straight into her soft cantaloupes.”
“"I tell you I kept crossing my legs and lighting cigarettes, just hoping he'd notice me. But no. Instead he notices something sitting at a table. He sees a great big pair of cantaloupes sticking out from under a blouse."”
“In the water, Lenox got a little frisky and Farah ended up losing her bikini top. Lenox was glad that she was definitely blessed. The peaches and grapes walking around were no comparison to her cantaloupes.”
“"Suzie that one with the pair of cantaloupes?" Freddy holds his palms out from chest.”
“Stepping back to avoid him, I knocked into Xander, who wrapped his arms around me. "Me, too," he cooed. "I love a good pair of cantaloupes."”
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Etymology
From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf". Named after Cantalupo in Sabina, a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.
Words you can make from cantaloupe
200+ playable · top: CANTALOUP (13 pts)
Best play cantaloup 13 points8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
26 words- CAPELAN 11 pts
- CLEANUP 11 pts
- COPULAE 11 pts
- COUPLET 11 pts
- NOPLACE 11 pts
- OCTUPLE 11 pts
- OUTPACE 11 pts
- PATONCE 11 pts
- PEACOAT 11 pts
- PLACATE 11 pts
- POLECAT 11 pts
- APNOEAL 9 pts
- APOLUNE 9 pts
- AUTOPEN 9 pts
- CANULAE 9 pts
- LACTEAN 9 pts
- LACTONE 9 pts
- LACUNAE 9 pts
- NOCTULE 9 pts
- OPULENT 9 pts
- OUTLEAP 9 pts
- OUTPLAN 9 pts
- PLANATE 9 pts
- PLATANE 9 pts
- PLATEAU 9 pts
- POLENTA 9 pts
6-letter words
60 words- CANAPE 10 pts
- CAPLET 10 pts
- CAPOTE 10 pts
- CAPTAN 10 pts
- CATNAP 10 pts
- COPULA 10 pts
- COUPLE 10 pts
- CULPAE 10 pts
- CUPOLA 10 pts
- PALACE 10 pts
- PLACET 10 pts
- POUNCE 10 pts
- PUNCTA 10 pts
- TEACUP 10 pts
- TOECAP 10 pts
- ACETAL 8 pts
- ACTUAL 8 pts
- ACUATE 8 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- APNEAL 8 pts
- APNOEA 8 pts
- CANOLA 8 pts
- CANTAL 8 pts
- CANTLE 8 pts
- CANULA 8 pts
- CATALO 8 pts
- CATENA 8 pts
- CENTAL 8 pts
- COLTAN 8 pts
- COTEAU 8 pts
- CUNEAL 8 pts
- LACUNA 8 pts
- LACUNE 8 pts
- LANCET 8 pts
- LAUNCE 8 pts
- LEPTON 8 pts
- LEUCON 8 pts
- LOCATE 8 pts
- LOUPEN 8 pts
- LUCENT 8 pts
- OCTANE 8 pts
- PALATE 8 pts
- PEANUT 8 pts
- PELOTA 8 pts
- PENULT 8 pts
- PLANET 8 pts
- PLATAN 8 pts
- PLATEN 8 pts
- PLUTON 8 pts
- TAPALO 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- TOUCAN 8 pts
- TUPELO 8 pts
- UNLACE 8 pts
- ATONAL 6 pts
- ELUANT 6 pts
- ETALON 6 pts
- LANATE 6 pts
- LUNATE 6 pts
- TOLANE 6 pts
5-letter words
100 words- APACE 9 pts
- CAPON 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CAPUT 9 pts
- CLAPT 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COPAL 9 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COUPE 9 pts
- CULPA 9 pts
- CUPEL 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- PONCE 9 pts
- UNCAP 9 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- APNEA 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- CLOUT 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CULET 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- LETUP 7 pts
- LOUPE 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- NOPAL 7 pts
- OCEAN 7 pts
- OCTAL 7 pts
- OCTAN 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- OUNCE 7 pts
- PAEAN 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PALEA 7 pts
- PALEO 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PELAU 7 pts
- PELON 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- PLEON 7 pts
- PLUOT 7 pts
- POULT 7 pts
- PULAO 7 pts
- PUNTO 7 pts
- PUTON 7 pts
- TACAN 7 pts
- TAUPE 7 pts
- TELCO 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- ULPAN 7 pts
- UNAPT 7 pts
- UNCLE 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ALONE 5 pts
- ANOLE 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LAUAN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- LUTEA 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- NOTAL 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- TALON 5 pts
- TAUON 5 pts
- TOLAN 5 pts
- TONAL 5 pts
- ULNAE 5 pts
- UNLET 5 pts
4-letter words
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