muscatel
[ muhs-kuh-tel, muhs-kuh-tel ]
noun
a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
a muscat grape.
a raisin made from muscat grapes.
Origin of muscatel
11350–1400; <Middle French, equivalent to muscatmuscat + -el noun suffix; replacing Middle English muscadel(le) <Middle French, equivalent to muscad- (<Old Provençal muscade, feminine of muscat musky) + -elle, feminine of -el noun suffix
- Also muscadel, muscadelle.
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British Dictionary definitions for muscatel
muscatel
muscadel or muscadelle
/ (ˌmʌskəˈtɛl) /
noun
Also called: muscat a rich sweet wine made from muscat grapes
the grape or raisin from a muscat vine
Origin of muscatel
1C14: from Old French muscadel, from Old Provençal, from moscadel, from muscat musky. See musk
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