/ mʌsk; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a substance with a strong smell that is used in making some perfumes . It is produced naturally by a type of male deer .
► musky adjective :
a musky perfume (= smelling of or like musk )
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin muscus , from Persian mušk , perhaps from Sanskrit muṣka scrotum (because of the similarity in shape of the sac on the abdomen of a male musk deer in which musk is produced).