Definition of muscat
1 : muscatel
2 : any of several cultivated grapes used in making wine and raisins
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Orange muscat is a white grape variety that has been gaining in popularity the last few years.
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Origin and Etymology of muscat
Middle French, from Old Occitan, from muscat musky, from musc musk, from Late Latin muscus — more at musk
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\ˈmə-ˌskät\Definition of Muscat
town and port on the Gulf of Oman population 24,893 ◆Muscat is the capital of Oman.
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