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cantaloupe

[kan-tl-ohp] / ˈkæn tlˌoʊp /
NOUN
muskmelon
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The sweet smell of cantaloupe hung in the air as the crew decorated the machine with a half-Mexican, half-American flag and red, green and white papel picado with the words “Viva Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

A farmworker directs Times Staff Writer Brittny Mejia, who joined the crew to harvest watermelons and, the following week, cantaloupe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

In the early 1960s, Michoacano cantaloupe farmers acquired lands to expand their production by growing avocados.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

So far, more than 36,000 boxes or cases of cantaloupe have been recalled.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

“No more of these for you! Eat fruit instead,” she says, as she puts a fork with a piece of cantaloupe in his hand.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh