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muscatel

mus·ca·tel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhs-kuh-tel, muhs-kuh-tel]
    • /ˌmʌs kəˈtɛl, ˈmʌs kəˌtɛl/
    • /ˌmʌ.skə.ˈtel/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhs-kuh-tel, muhs-kuh-tel]
    • /ˌmʌs kəˈtɛl, ˈmʌs kəˌtɛl/

Definitions of muscatel word

  • noun muscatel a sweet wine made from muscat grapes. 1
  • noun muscatel a muscat grape. 1
  • noun muscatel a raisin made from muscat grapes. 1
  • noun muscatel A muscat grape, especially as grown for drying to make raisins. 1
  • noun muscatel wine variety 1
  • noun muscatel a rich sweet wine made from muscat grapes 0

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Origin of muscatel

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
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

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Parts of speech for Muscatel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

muscatel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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