muscat

noun

mus·​cat ˈmə-ˌskat 

-skət

1

: muscatel

2

: any of several cultivated grapes used in making wine and raisins

Examples of muscat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Made from muscat ottonel— Iglesias notes that the winery owns the only muscat ottonel vines in Uruguay— viognier and ugni blanc grapes, each of which is fermented separately, where the muscat undergoes very short maceration on the skins while the other twog rapes fermet in concrete tanks. —Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

The earliest crossbreeding probably happened in what is now Israel and Turkey, creating muscat grapes, which are high in sugar—good for eating and fermenting. —Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023

Over 75 different types of grapes are grown here, including cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, tempranillo, grenache, viognier, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, muscat canelli and chardonnay. —Teresa Gubbins, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023

Sourcing high quality muscat camellia and muscat Alexander grapes from the West Coast, this lovely wine boasts a medley of mango, peach, lychee and papaya. —Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 7 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Old Occitan, from muscat musky, from musc musk, from Late Latin muscus — more at musk

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Muscat

geographical name

Mus·​cat ˈmə-ˌskät 

-ˌskat,

-skət

variants or Masqat

ˈmə-ˌskät 

town and port on the Gulf of Oman population 24,893

Note: Muscat is the capital of Oman.