any of various grapevines that produce sweet white grapes used for making wine or raisins
2. another name for muscatel (sense 1)
Word origin
C16: via Old French from Provençal muscat, from muscmusk
Muscat in British English
(ˈmʌskət, -kæt)
noun
the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, a port on the Gulf of Oman: a Portuguese port from the early 16th century; controlled by Persia (1650–1741). Pop: 838 019 (2015 est)
Arabic name: Masqat
Muscat in American English
(mʌsˈkæt)
capital of Oman: seaport on the Gulf of Oman: pop. 41,000
muscat in American English
(ˈmʌskət; ˈmʌsˌkæt)
noun
1.
any of several sweet European grapes used in making muscatel and raisins
2.
muscatel (sense 1)
Word origin
Fr < Prov < It moscato, musk, wine, lit., having the smell or flavor of musk < LL muscus, musk
Examples of 'muscat' in a sentence
muscat
`It is a muscat sec from Kelibia, all the fragrance of the grape but with the sugar completely fermented out.