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I'm new to Japanese so I'm working my way through _Human Japanese_ , when I
was adding the vocabulary to Quizlet I realized I didn't know how to type
マスカット because I'm not used to seeing ツ used like that.

At this point I resorted to using _Google translate_ to see it spelt out in
romaji. As I did that I saw Google says that マスカット means `muscat`. When you
enter `green grape`, it gets translated as `midoriiro no budoo`.

So my question is:

  * What foregin word is マスカット derived from?
  * Is マスカット an accurate translation for `green grape`?
  * What is the most commonly used word in Japanese for green grape?
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Is マスカット an accurate translation for "green grape", and what foreign word is it derived from?
> What foregin word is マスカット derived from?

As already pointed out in the comment section, the word is derived from
"[muscat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat_\(grape\))", a type of grape.

> What is the most commonly used word in Japanese for green grape?

The usual word for "green grape" (precisely in this generality) is 白ブドウ.

> Is マスカット an accurate translation for green grape?

In Japan, マスカット usually refers to マスカット・オブ・アレキサンドリア "muscat of Alexandria" (a
type of white grape, which is large, sweet and fragrant), although there are
other popular muscat grape varieties.

The 大辞林 entry doesn't explicitly say so, but by its description, it appears
that it defines マスカット to refer to the "muscat of Alexandria":

> **マスカット**  
>  ブドウの一品種。アラビア半島原産。 **粒は大形で黄緑色に熱し、香りが高く甘味が強い。**  
>  _[emphasis mine]_

So, マスカット is certainly the best translation if your green grapes are of the
variety "muscat of Alexandria", but for a generic "green grape" you might just
want to stick with [白]{しろ}ブドウ (or 白ぶどう).

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There are
[two](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1291416382)
[questions](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q117908201)
on 知恵袋 asking about the difference between 白ブドウ and マスカット.
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