different between rockmelon vs cantaloupe

English

Etymology

rock +? melon

Pronunciation

Noun

rockmelon (plural rockmelons)

1. (Australia, New Zealand) A type of melon, Cucumis melo var. reticulatus, with sweet orange flesh and a rough skin resembling netting.
   • 1998, FAO, Pesticide Residues in Food, 1998, Evaluations: Part 1: Residues, Volume 1, page 459,

     Australia reported trials on cucumbers, zucchini, rockmelons and watermelons. […] Twenty-four rockmelons were dipped, followed by 24 cucumbers. The dimethoate dip solution was analysed before and after the dippings and contained 409 mg/l and 404 mg/l respectively. Four samples each of rockmelon and cucumber were taken 0, 3 and 7 days after treatment and homogenized.

   • 2004, Michele Cranston, Marie Claire Kitchen, page 41,

     rockmelon ginger whip

     Put 280 g (10 oz/2 cups) chopped ripe rockmelon (or other orange-fleshed melon), 125 ml (4 fl oz/1/2 cup) orange juice, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger and 8 ice cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth and pour into tall glasses.

   • 2006, Leanne Kitchen, Grower?s Market, page 148,

     Also called ‘netted’ melon (because of the raised webbing on its skin) or muskmelon on account of its glorious smell when ripe, rockmelon has deep, peachy-coloured flesh which is rich in beta carotenes (vitamin A).

   Synonym: cantaloupe

   Hypernyms: muskmelon, melon

Usage notes

Within Australia, C. m. reticulatus is known as rockmelon in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales, and as either rockmelon or cantaloupe in Victoria.

Translations

See also

• Cucumis
• Cucumis melo
• Cucurbitaceae
• gourd

English

Alternative forms

• cantaloup, cantalope

Etymology

From French cantaloup, from Italian Cantalupo (a place name), after a former Papal summer estate near Rome, where the melons were first grown after being introduced to Europe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kæn.t?.lu?p/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kæn.t?.lo?p/

Noun

cantaloupe (plural cantaloupes)

1. A melon of species Cucumis melo subsp. melo with sweet orange flesh, with numerous cultivars in several cultivar groups.
   1. (Britain, Ireland) Smooth-skinned, also known as true cantaloupe, found in the Middle East and also grown in Europe. [From 1739.]
   2. (Australia, US) Having a rough skin resembling netting; also known as muskmelon or rockmelon.
2. An orange colour, like that of cantaloupe flesh.

Translations

Further reading

• cantaloupe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Finnish

Noun

cantaloupe

1. Synonym of verkkomeloni (“cantaloupe”).

Declension