Etymology

muscatel

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Today it means: A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain. Full definition →

Middle English muskadel ← Old Occitan muscadel
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  1. Old Occitan · derived frommuscadel
  2. Middle English · inherited frommuskadel
  3. English todaymuscatel

From Middle English muskadel, from Old Occitan muscadel, originally a diminutive of muscat.

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