noun
- Plural of cantaloupe; round melons with netted tan skin and orange flesh, eaten as fruit.
Usage: Common spelling variant of 'cantaloupes'; Typically used in culinary and grocery contexts
Examples
- The farmer's market had fresh cantaloups in stock this week.
- She bought three cantaloups to make fruit salad for the picnic.
- These cantaloups are ripe and sweet.
- The grocery store displayed cantaloups near the other melons.
- We sliced the cantaloups and served them for dessert.