Muscat

//ˈmʌskæt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Oman.
Noun
  1. 1
    A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine. countable, uncountable

    "Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac."

  2. 2
    sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine wordnet
  3. 3
    The muscatel wine made from these grapes. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    wine from muscat grapes wordnet
  5. 5
    The vine bearing this fruit. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French muscat.

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