MUSCATEL


Meaning of MUSCATEL in English

/ ˌmʌskəˈtel; NAmE / (also mus·ca·delle , mus·ca·del /-ˈdel/) noun

[ U , C ] a type of grape used in sweet white wines and for drying to make raisins

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WORD ORIGIN

via Old French from Provençal , diminutive of muscat , from musc musk.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.