muscatel

(mus′kə tel)

noun

  1. a sweet, usually fortified wine made from the muscat
  2. muscat (sense )

Origin: ME muscadelle < OFr muscadel < Prov or < It moscadello, orig. dim. of Prov muscat, It moscato, muscat

Also muscadel

See muscatel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A rich sweet wine made from muscat grapes.
  2. A muscat grape or raisin.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English muscadelle

Origin: , partly from Medieval Latin muscātellum (from muscātus, nutmeg, musky, from Late Latin muscus, musk; see musk)

Origin: , and partly from Old French muscadel (from Old Provençal, diminutive of muscat, muscat; see muscat)

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