muscatel

[ muhs-kuh-tel, muhs-kuh-tel ]

noun

1. a sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
2. a muscat grape.
3. a raisin made from muscat grapes.

muscatel

/ ˌmʌskəˈtɛl /

noun

1. Also calledmuscat a rich sweet wine made from muscat grapes
2. the grape or raisin from a muscat vine

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscatel¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscatel¹

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