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muscat definition

mus·cat (mus′kət, -kat′)

noun

  1. any of several sweet European grapes used in making muscatel and raisins
  2. muscatel (sense )

Etymology: Fr < Prov < It moscato, musk, wine, lit., having the smell or flavor of musk < LL muscus, musk

Muscat definition

Mus·cat (mus kat′)

capital of Oman: seaport on the Gulf of Oman: pop. 41,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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