muskadell
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muscatel — noun Etymology: Middle English muskadell, from Medieval Latin muscadellum, from Old Occitan muscadel, from muscadel resembling musk, from muscat Date: 15th century 1. a sweet fortified wine from muscat grapes 2. a raisin from muscat grapes … New Collegiate Dictionary
muscatel — (n.) 1530s, variant of muskadell (c.1400), from O.Fr. muscadel, from O.Prov. *muscadel, dim. of muscat (grape) with the fragrance of musk (see MUSCAT (Cf. muscat)) … Etymology dictionary
