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muscatel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sweet wine made from these grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: muscat, muscat grape

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vinifera grape

4

noun

Meaning 4

wine from muscat grapes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: muscat, muscadel, muscadelle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fortified wine

History

Etymology

From Middle English muskadel, from Old Occitan muscadel, originally a diminutive of muscat.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мискет (misket) — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Catalan: moscatell — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Finnish: muskatelli — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Tagalog: muskatel — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Volapük: muskatäl — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Yiddish: מושקעט (mushket) — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Yiddish: מושקאַט (mushkat) — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Yiddish: מוסקאַט (muskat) — a muscat grape or raisin
  • Bulgarian: мискет (misket) — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Catalan: moscatell — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Finnish: muskatelliviini — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • German: Muskateller — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • German: Muskatellerwein — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Middle English: muskadel — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Polish: muszkat — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Polish: muszkatel — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Tagalog: muskatel — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Volapük: muskatälavin — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Yiddish: מושקעט (mushket) — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Yiddish: מושקאַט (mushkat) — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Yiddish: מוסקאַט (muskat) — a sweet wine from muscat grapes
  • Yiddish: מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn) — a sweet wine from muscat grapes