资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cantaloupe \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so
   called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in
   Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said
   to have been imported from Armenia.]
   A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a
   yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written
   also {cantaleup}.]