muscat

M3U1S1C3A1T1
/ˈmʌskæt//ˈmʌskət/

noun

A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.

Similar
muskatmuscatelmuscadelmuscadellemuscat grape
Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

muscat1

nounmuscat (countable and uncountable, plural muscats)

plural muscats

  1. countableuncountableA white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.

    Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 113
  2. countableuncountableThe muscatel wine made from these grapes.
  3. countableuncountableThe vine bearing this fruit.

Muscat2

proper noun
    1. metonymicallyThe Omani government.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes

Similar
Broader
viniferavinifera grapecommon grape vine

nounwine from muscat grapes

Similar

nounsweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

Similar
muscatelmuscat grape
Broader
vinifera grape
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

muscat · noun

  1. Frenchmuscat
  2. Frenchmuscat
  3. Englishmuscat

Borrowed from French muscat.

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Muscat · proper noun

  1. Arabicمَسْقَط
  2. Arabicمَسْقَط
  3. EnglishMuscat

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْقَط (masqaṭ).

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Translations

Afrikaans Maskat, Muscat
  • Maskatcapital city
  • Muscatcapital city
Arabic مَسْقَط
  • مَسْقَط (masqaṭ)capital city
Basque Maskat
  • Maskatcapital city
Bengali মস্কত
  • মস্কত (moskot)capital city
Bulgarian мискет, Маска́т
  • мискет (misket)grape
  • Маска́т (Maskát)capital city
Catalan Masqat
  • Masqatcapital city
Chinese Cantonese 馬斯喀特 /马斯喀特
  • 馬斯喀特 /马斯喀特 (maa⁵ si¹ kaa³ dak⁶)capital city
Chinese Mandarin 馬斯喀特 /马斯喀特
  • 馬斯喀特 /马斯喀特 (Mǎsīkātè)capital city
Czech Maskat
  • Maskatcapital city
Danish Muscat, Muskat
  • Muscatcapital city
  • Muskatcapital city
Dutch Maskate
  • Maskatecapital city
Esperanto Maskato
  • Maskatocapital city
Estonian Masqaţ, Maskat
  • Masqaţcapital city
  • Maskatcapital city
Finnish Masqat, Muskat
  • Masqatcapital city
  • Muskatcapital city
French Mascate
  • Mascatecapital city
German Maskat
  • Maskatcapital city
Greek Μασκάτ, Μουσκάτ
  • Μασκάτ (Maskát)capital city
  • Μουσκάτ (Mouskát)capital city
Hebrew מוּסְקָט
  • מוּסְקָט (muskat)capital city
Hindi मस्कट, मस्क़त
  • मस्कट (maskaṭ)capital city
  • मस्क़त (masqat)capital city
Hungarian Maszkat
  • Maszkatcapital city
Icelandic Múskat
  • Múskatcapital city
Indonesian Muskat
  • Muskatcapital city
Irish musc-chaor
  • musc-chaorgrape
Italian Mascate
  • Mascatecapital city
Japanese マスカット, マスカット
  • マスカット (masukatto)grape
  • マスカット (masukatto)wine
  • マスカット (Masukatto)capital city
Korean 머스캣, 머스캣
  • 머스캣 (meoseukaet)grape
  • 머스캣 (meoseukaet)wine
  • 무스카트 (Museukateu)capital city
Latvian Maskata
  • Maskatacapital city
Lithuanian Maskatas
  • Maskatascapital city
Malay Muscat
  • Muscatcapital city
Norwegian Bokmål Muskat
  • Muskatcapital city
Persian موسکات, مسقطی
  • موسکات (muskāt)grape
  • مسقطی (masqati)grape
  • مشکی (moški)grape
  • مسقط (masqat)capital city
Polish muszkat, muszkat
  • muszkatgrape
  • muszkatwine
  • muszkatelwine
  • Maskatcapital city
Portuguese moscatel, moscatel
  • moscatelgrape
  • moscatelwine
  • Mascatecapital city
Romanian Muscat
  • Muscatcapital city
Russian муска́т, муска́т
  • муска́т (muskát)grape
  • муска́т (muskát)wine
  • Маска́т (Maskát)capital city
Slovak Maskat
  • Maskatcapital city
Spanish Mascate, Mascat
  • Mascatecapital city
  • Mascatcapital city
Swedish Muskat
  • Muskatcapital city
Tamil மஸ்கத்
  • மஸ்கத் (maskat)capital city
Thai มัสกัต
  • มัสกัต (más-gàt)capital city
Ukrainian Маска́т
  • Маска́т (Maskát)capital city
Urdu مسقط
  • مسقط (masqat)capital city
Vietnamese Ma-xcát
  • Ma-xcátcapital city
Yiddish מושקעט, מושקאַט
  • מושקעט (mushket)grape
  • מושקאַט (mushkat)grape
  • מוסקאַט (muskat)grape
  • מושקעט (mushket)wine
  • מושקאַט (mushkat)wine
  • מוסקאַט (muskat)wine
  • מושקעטווײַן (mushketvayn)wine
  • מוסקאַט (muskat)capital city

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Cite this entry
APA

muscat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscat

MLA

“muscat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscat.

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