True cantaloupes are European and are not exported to the U S North American "cantaloupes" are actually muskmelons The light orange flesh is mild, sweet, and very juicy
cantaloupes
Turkish pronunciation
käntılōps
Pronunciation
/ˈkantəˌlōps/ /ˈkæntəˌloʊps/
Etymology
(noun.) 1739. Cantalupo, former papal villa near Rome, Italy.