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
Words nearby muscatel
muscari,
muscarine,
muscarinic,
muscat,
muscat and oman,
muscatel,
muscatine,
muscavado,
muscid,
muscle,
muscle beach
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
Word Origin for muscatel
C14: from Old French
muscadel, from Old Provençal, from
moscadel, from
muscat musky. See
musk