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cantaloupe

Best crossword clue

"Orange melon"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæn.tə.luːp/Part of speech nounSorted aacelnoptuStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh

Word origin

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), from Italian canto + lupo, literally "howl of the wolf".

Used in a sentence

  • Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.
  • 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."

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