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muscatel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
mus-ca-tel
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sweet wine made from these grapes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

muscatels (plural) moscatel (alternative) muscadel (alternative) muscadelle (alternative)

Phrases

Muscat and Oman

Frequently Paired Words

Muscat Masqat Masqaṭ Muscat and Oman

Synonyms

muscat muscat grape muscadel muscadelle

Questions

What does muscatel mean?
A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.
Where does muscatel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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