# cantaloupe
## English
### Alternative forms

* cantaloup, canteloupe, cantelope

### Etymology

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf".
Named after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/
* (US) IPA: /ˈkæn.tə.loʊp/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Audio (US, male voice):(file)
* Audio (US, female voice):(file)

### Noun

cantaloupe (plural cantaloupes)
* Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:
** (UK, Ireland) Cantalupensis Group sensu stricto, with non- or slightly netted rind, also known as true cantaloupe or European cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and Europe. [From 1739.]
** (Australia, Canada, US) Reticulatus Group (now merged into Cantalupensis Group), with strongly netted rind, also known as American cantaloupe, muskmelon or rockmelon.
*** 2010, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Peter Carey: A Literary Companion, page 100: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.
    cantaloupe:
* (slang, usually in the plural) 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.
** 2022 [1951], David Goodis, “Cassidy's Girl”, in Black Cat Weekly‎, number 52, Wildside Press, LLC, page 324:"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."
** 2007, Maryann Reid, Use Me or Lose Me: A Novel of Love, Sex, and Drama‎, Macmillan, page 130: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.
** 2019, Louella Bryant, Cowboy Code‎, Black Rose Writing, page 110:"Suzie that one with the pair of cantaloupes?" Freddy holds his palms out from chest.
** 2020, Nicole Kronzer, “Eleven”, in Unscripted‎, Abrams: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."

#### Synonyms

* (breasts): See Thesaurus:breasts

#### Derived terms

* canadew
* cantaloupey

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “cantaloupe”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Further reading

* cantaloupe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English cantaloupe, from French cantaloup.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑntɑluːp/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝luːp]
* Rhymes: -ɑntɑluːp

### Noun

cantaloupe
* Synonym of verkkomeloni (“cantaloupe”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of cantaloupe (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cantaloupeni
cantaloupeni
accusative
nom.
cantaloupeni
cantaloupeni
gen.
cantaloupeni
genitive
cantaloupeni
cantaloupejeni cantaloupeini $^{rare}$
partitive
cantaloupeani
cantaloupejani
inessive
cantaloupessani
cantaloupeissani
elative
cantaloupestani
cantaloupeistani
illative
cantaloupeeni
cantaloupeihini
adessive
cantaloupellani
cantaloupeillani
ablative
cantaloupeltani
cantaloupeiltani
allative
cantaloupelleni
cantaloupeilleni
essive
cantaloupenani
cantaloupeinani
translative
cantaloupekseni
cantaloupeikseni
abessive
cantaloupettani
cantaloupeittani
instructive
comitative
—cantaloupeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cantaloupesi
cantaloupesi
accusative
nom.
cantaloupesi
cantaloupesi
gen.
cantaloupesi
genitive
cantaloupesi
cantaloupejesi cantaloupeisi $^{rare}$
partitive
cantaloupeasi
cantaloupejasi
inessive
cantaloupessasi
cantaloupeissasi
elative
cantaloupestasi
cantaloupeistasi
illative
cantaloupeesi
cantaloupeihisi
adessive
cantaloupellasi
cantaloupeillasi
ablative
cantaloupeltasi
cantaloupeiltasi
allative
cantaloupellesi
cantaloupeillesi
essive
cantaloupenasi
cantaloupeinasi
translative
cantaloupeksesi
cantaloupeiksesi
abessive
cantaloupettasi
cantaloupeittasi
instructive
comitative
—cantaloupeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cantaloupemme
cantaloupemme
accusative
nom.
cantaloupemme
cantaloupemme
gen.
cantaloupemme
genitive
cantaloupemme
cantaloupejemme cantaloupeimme $^{rare}$
partitive
cantaloupeamme
cantaloupejamme
inessive
cantaloupessamme
cantaloupeissamme
elative
cantaloupestamme
cantaloupeistamme
illative
cantaloupeemme
cantaloupeihimme
adessive
cantaloupellamme
cantaloupeillamme
ablative
cantaloupeltamme
cantaloupeiltamme
allative
cantaloupellemme
cantaloupeillemme
essive
cantaloupenamme
cantaloupeinamme
translative
cantaloupeksemme
cantaloupeiksemme
abessive
cantaloupettamme
cantaloupeittamme
instructive
comitative
—cantaloupeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cantaloupenne
cantaloupenne
accusative
nom.
cantaloupenne
cantaloupenne
gen.
cantaloupenne
genitive
cantaloupenne
cantaloupejenne cantaloupeinne $^{rare}$
partitive
cantaloupeanne
cantaloupejanne
inessive
cantaloupessanne
cantaloupeissanne
elative
cantaloupestanne
cantaloupeistanne
illative
cantaloupeenne
cantaloupeihinne
adessive
cantaloupellanne
cantaloupeillanne
ablative
cantaloupeltanne
cantaloupeiltanne
allative
cantaloupellenne
cantaloupeillenne
essive
cantaloupenanne
cantaloupeinanne
translative
cantaloupeksenne
cantaloupeiksenne
abessive
cantaloupettanne
cantaloupeittanne
instructive
comitative
—cantaloupeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
cantaloupensa
cantaloupensa
accusative
nom.
cantaloupensa
cantaloupensa
gen.
cantaloupensa
genitive
cantaloupensa
cantaloupejensa cantaloupeinsa $^{rare}$
partitive
cantaloupeaan cantaloupeansa
cantaloupejaan cantaloupejansa
inessive
cantaloupessaan cantaloupessansa
cantaloupeissaan cantaloupeissansa
elative
cantaloupestaan cantaloupestansa
cantaloupeistaan cantaloupeistansa
illative
cantaloupeensa
cantaloupeihinsa
adessive
cantaloupellaan cantaloupellansa
cantaloupeillaan cantaloupeillansa
ablative
cantaloupeltaan cantaloupeltansa
cantaloupeiltaan cantaloupeiltansa
allative
cantaloupelleen cantaloupellensa
cantaloupeilleen cantaloupeillensa
essive
cantaloupenaan cantaloupenansa
cantaloupeinaan cantaloupeinansa
translative
cantaloupekseen cantaloupeksensa
cantaloupeikseen cantaloupeiksensa
abessive
cantaloupettaan cantaloupettansa
cantaloupeittaan cantaloupeittansa
instructive
comitative
—cantaloupeineen cantaloupeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* cantaloupemeloni
* cantaloupenmeloni