Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muscadine

/ˈmʌskədiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: mus-ca-dine
IPA: /ˈmʌskədiːn/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia

noun

A grape variety from this vine.

noun

A wine produced from these grapes.

Example Sentences

"All black wines, over-hot, compound, strong, thick drinks, as muscadine, malmsey, alicant, rumney, brown bastard, metheglin, and the like […]"

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably from muscadel, muscatel, + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ine

Inflected Forms

muscadines (plural) muskadine (alternative)

Synonyms

bullace grape vitis rotundifolia

Questions

How do you pronounce muscadine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌskədiːn/.
What does muscadine mean?: An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg. Muscadinia, Vitis rotundifolia
Where does muscadine come from?: Uncertain, but probably from muscadel, muscatel, + -ine.

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