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casaba

ca·sa·ba [ kə sbə ] (plural ca·sa·bas)


noun 
Definition:
 
white-fleshed melon: a winter melon, similar to the honeydew and cantaloupe, with whitish flesh. Latin name Cucumis meloinodorus.

[Late 19th century. After Kasaba (now Turgutlu), Turkey]
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