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muscatel

/ˌmʌskəˈtɛl/ /ˌmʌskəˈtɛlɪ/

Meanings
noun
A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.

Examples :

"My grandmother always keeps a jar of plump, sweet muscatel from Spain in her pantry for snacking. "
fruit food drink

Related Words

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Illustration raisin

raisin noun

/ˈɹeɪzn̩/

A dried grape.

"My daughter likes to pick the raisins out of her oatmeal. "

Illustration enjoyed

enjoyed verb

/ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/

To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration grapes

grapes noun

/ɡɹeɪps/

A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.

"My mom packed me a bag of green grapes for my lunch. "

Illustration muscat

muscat noun

/ˈmʌskæt/

A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine.

"We bought some sweet muscat grapes at the farmer's market today to enjoy as a snack. "

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration dessert

dessert noun

/dɪˈzɜːt/ /dɪˈzɝt/

A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

"After dinner, we enjoyed a delicious dessert of chocolate cake. "

Illustration snacking

snacking verb

/ˈsnækɪŋ/

To eat a light meal.

"The students were snacking on granola bars between classes to keep their energy up. "

Illustration southern

southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

Illustration pantry

pantry noun

/ˈpantɹi/ /ˈpæntɹi/

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

"We keep the extra cans of soup and boxes of cereal in the pantry. "

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "