Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for cantaloupe. Search instead for Cantaloup.
Definitions

cantaloupe

[kan-tl-ohp] / ˈkæn tlˌoʊp /
NOUN
muskmelon
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I stood in this cantaloupe field in rural California, among seemingly endless lines of fruit waiting to be plucked on a Tuesday this fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

In the mid-1980s, when he managed cantaloupe fields, federal government pilots would fly small planes over the state’s cropland looking for large crews of workers, he recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

I wondered how it was possible to capture the essence of green apple or cantaloupe in the form of a tiny, plastic-y candy.

From Salon • May 8, 2024

A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people - three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2023

I’ve hated cantaloupe since I was a little lad.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




Vocabulary lists containing cantaloupe