muscat

noun

mus·​cat ˈmə-ˌskat 

-skət

1

: muscatel

2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

The white is a co-ferment of muscat grape skins from Paradis Vineyards with Brown Snout, Pitmaston Pineapple, and Kingston Black apples. —oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023

Now, about that purple muscat… this really is an uncommon barrel for a cask finish. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022

But this new whiskey spent 28 years maturing in bourbon barrels, before being re-casked into a Portuguese purple muscat French oak cask for another four years. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022

Such is the case with this new 32-year-old single malt from Dublin distillery Teeling, which was finished in a purple muscat cask. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2022

The variety is zibibbo, a Sicilian name for muscat of Alexandria. —Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021

The eye-catching mansion is surrounded by lawns, gardens, ponds and rows of chardonnay, Viognier, muscat, merlot, Syrah and Pinot noir vines. —oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021

In Japan’s Yamagate prefecture, a farmer complained this week that bears ate nearly $1,000 worth of premium shine muscat grapes, with public broadcaster NHK capturing one animal in action. —Simon Denyer And, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020

In Japan’s Yamagata prefecture, a farmer complained this week that bears ate nearly $1,000 worth of premium shine muscat grapes, with public broadcaster NHK capturing one animal in action. —Simon Denyer And, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020

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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.