muscadel

or mus·ca·delle

[ muhs-kuh-del ]
/ ˌmʌs kəˈdɛl /

noun

muscatel.

Words nearby muscadel

musaf, musar, musb, musca, musca volitans, muscadel, muscadet, muscadin, muscadine, muscae volitantes, muscari

Definition for muscadelle (2 of 2)

muscatel
[ muhs-kuh-tel, muhs-kuh-tel ]
/ ˌmʌs kəˈtɛl, ˈmʌs kəˌtɛl /

noun

a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
a muscat grape.
a raisin made from muscat grapes.
Also muscadel, muscadelle.

Origin of muscatel

1350–1400; < Middle French, equivalent to muscat muscat + -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

British Dictionary definitions for muscadelle (1 of 2)

muscadel

muscadelle

/ (ˌmʌskəˈdɛl) /

noun

another name for muscatel

British Dictionary definitions for muscadelle (2 of 2)

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

Word Origin for muscatel

C14: from Old French muscadel, from Old Provençal, from moscadel, from muscat musky. See musk