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

From May through October, Fort Ticonderoga also hosts narrative boat cruises along neighboring Lake Champlain, sharing the story of the fort as one of North America’s most strategic strongholds, and demonstrations in everything from muscat firing to tailoring and shoemaking. —Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025

At the time of the acquisition, some of the whiskey had already been moved into secondary casks after 14 years in bourbon barrels, specifically muscat and sauternes. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 June 2025

Superhero is this year’s cocktail with The Lakes, butterscotch sherry, muscat and London Essence Soda imprinted with an ‘S’ in the ice. —Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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

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.