1. plural of cantaloupe; round orange melons with sweet, juicy flesh and netted skin

Examples

• The farmer harvested dozens of ripe cantaloupes from his field.
• She bought three cantaloupes at the grocery store for the fruit salad.
• The cantaloupes were perfectly sweet and ready to eat.
• We grew cantaloupes in our garden this summer.
• The market had fresh cantaloupes on sale for two dollars each.
• Mom cut up the cantaloupes and served them for dessert.