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  • a muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America
  • First Known Use
    1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy
    car​i​bou
    noun
    car·​i·​bou
    ˈker-ə-ˌbü muskmelon sense a
  • a muskmelon (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis) with a rough hard warty rind that is not usually grown in North America
  • First Known Use
    1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy
    car​i​bou
    noun
    car·​i·​bou
    ˈker-ə-ˌbü