Muscadet

Mus·ca·det

 (mŭs′kə-dā′)

n.

A dry white wine made from grapes originating in the Loire River valley.

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[French, from Old French, from musc, musky odor; see musk.]

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Muscadet

(ˈmʌskəˌdeɪ; French myskadɛ)

n (sometimes not capital)

1. (Brewing) a white grape, grown esp in the Loire valley, used for making wine

2. (Brewing) any of various dry white wines made from this grape

[C20: from the region of Brittany where the grape was first grown]

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Mus•ca•det

(ˌmʌs kəˈdeɪ)

n.

a dry white wine of the Loire valley of France.

[< French muscadet, Middle French: musklike wine; see muscatel, -et]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Muscadet - white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France common grape vine, vinifera, vinifera grape, Vitis vinifera - common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes
	2.	Muscadet - dry white wine from the Loire valley in France white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation

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