Muscadet

[ muhs-kuh-dey; French mys-ka-de ]

noun

1. a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
2. a dry white wine made from this grape.

Muscadet

/ myskadɛ; ˈmʌskəˌdeɪ /

noun

1. a white grape, grown esp in the Loire valley, used for making wine
2. any of various dry white wines made from this grape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Muscadet¹

< French muscadet, Middle French: wine with musklike taste; muscatel, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of Muscadet¹

C20: from the region of Brittany where the grape was first grown

Example Sentences

There was a burst of laughter from the band, excited by their march and the muscadet they had drunk on the way.

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