muscadet

English

Alternative forms

• Muscadet

Etymology

Borrowed from French muscadet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊskəˈdeɪ/

Noun

muscadet (plural muscadets)

1. A white grape grown chiefly in the Loire valley of France, or a dry white wine made from this grape.
   • 2007 July 22, Howard G. Goldberg, “Loire to Order: Offbeat Choice”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Unconventionally, he recommends a Loire red with fresh oysters, a dish the French customarily consume with muscadet, a piercing Loire white.

Further reading

• muscadet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mys.ka.dɛ/

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Noun

muscadet m (plural muscadets)

1. muscadet

Further reading

• “muscadet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.