Muscat

  • 21muscat — /mus keuht, kat/, n. 1. a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins. 2. the vine bearing this fruit. [1570 80; short for muscat wine or grape < MF muscat musky < OPr, equiv. to musc ( < LL&#8230; …

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  • 22Muscat — /mus kat /, n. a seaport in and the capital of Oman. 70,000. Arabic, Masqat. * * * or Masqat City (pop., 1993: city, 40,900; 1999 est.: metro. area, 887,000), capital of Oman, located on the Gulf of Oman. Situated on a cove surrounded by volcanic …

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  • 23Muscat — Original name in latin Muscat Name in other language Gorad Maskat, MCT, Maeskat, Mascat, Mascate, Maskat, Maskata, Maskatas, Maskate, Maskato, Maskat, Masqat, Masqa Masquat, Maszkat, Mouskat, Muscat, Muskat, Mskat, Mskat, ma si ka te, ma si ke te …

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  • 24muscat — mus•cat [[t]ˈmʌs kət, kæt[/t]] n. 1) pln a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins 2) the vine bearing this fruit • Etymology: 1570–80; short for muscat wine or grape &LT; MF muscat musky &LT; …

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  • 25muscat — мускатный Muscat wine мускатное вино Muscat wines мускатные вина …

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  • 26muscat — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Occitan, from muscat musky, from musc musk, from Late Latin muscus more at musk Date: 1548 1. muscatel 2. any of several cultivated grapes used in making wine and raisins …

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  • 27Muscat — Maskat; Hauptstadt von Oman; Ort des Fallens (umgangssprachlich) * * * Muscat   [ mʌskət], Hauptstadt von Oman, Maskat …

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  • 28Muscat — Recorded in various spellings including Muscat, Muscatt, Muscot, Muscott, and Muscroft, this is an English surname. It is locational from what would seem to have been a lost medieval village called either Muscott or perhaps Muscroft. It has been&#8230; …

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  • 29muscat — n. variety of sweet flavored grapes which are used to make wine; sweet wine made from muscat grapes …

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  • 30muscat — [ mʌskat] noun a variety of white, red, or black grape with a musky scent, grown for wine or eating as fruit or raisins. ↘a sweet or fortified white wine made from muscat grapes. Origin Fr., from Provençal, from musc musk …

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