muscadet

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/mʊskəˈdeɪ/

noun

A white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.

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Meanings

muscadet1

nounmuscadet (plural muscadets)

plural muscadets · alternative Muscadet

  1. A white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.

    Unconventionally, he recommends a Loire red with fresh oysters, a dish the French customarily consume with muscadet, a piercing Loire white.

    2007 July 22, Howard G. Goldberg, “Loire to Order: Offbeat Choice”, in New York Times

Muscadet2

nounMuscadet (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of muscadet.

Origin

  1. Frenchmuscadet
  2. Frenchmuscadet
  3. Englishmuscadet

Borrowed from French muscadet.

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APA

muscadet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscadet

MLA

“muscadet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscadet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscadet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscadet.

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