muscatel
noun/ˌmʌskəˈtel/
/ˌmʌskəˈtel/
(also muscadelle, muscadel
[uncountable, countable]/ˌmʌskəˈdel/
/ˌmʌskəˈdel/
)- a type of grape used in sweet white wines and for drying to make raisinsWord Originvia Old French from Provençal, diminutive of muscat, from musc ‘musk’.
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