muscade

See also: muscadé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan muscada, from musc. See also muguet and muscat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mys.kad/

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Noun

muscade f (plural muscades)

1. nutmeg

   Synonym: noix de muscade

Related terms

• muscadier

Further reading

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

Norman

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Noun

muscade f (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) nutmeg