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sultana

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, Officials
sul·ta·na /sʌlˈtɑːnə $ -ˈtænə/ noun [countable]  1. DF British English a small pale raisin (=dried fruit) without seeds, used in baking 〔做糕饼用的〕无籽小葡萄干 SYN American English golden raisin2. PGOthe wife, mother, or daughter of a sultan 苏丹的女眷〔指其妻子、母亲或女儿〕
Examples from the Corpus
sultanaMeanwhile, marinate the almonds, sultanas and peel in the rum for 30 minutes.Place in a bowl with walnuts and sultanas.Crisp filo pastry slices are filled with bramley apple, sultanas, and black cherry with kirsch and must be served warm.Curry Bakes - curry sauce with minced beef, sultanas, coconut and diced bananas.Arabian Night - mix together chilli con carne, mango chutney, sultanas and chopped walnuts. 2.In tins: tomatoes, tuna, apricots, mixed beans, plus sultanas, and a selection of rice and pasta.Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
Origin sultana (1500-1600) Italian sultano sultan, from Arabic sultan; → SULTAN
sul·ta·na nounChineseSyllable
Corpus used a small seeds, without fruit) (=dried pale raisin


sultana
sultana /sʌlˈtɑːnə $ -ˈtænə/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Italian
 Origin: sultano 'sultan', from Arabic sultan; sultan
1. British English a small pale raisin (=dried fruit) without seeds, used in baking
   SYN  golden raisin American English
2. the wife, mother, or daughter of a sultan


sul·tanaBrE /sʌlˈtɑːnə/ 🔊NAmE /sʌlˈtænə/ 🔊 noun(BrE) (NAmE ˌgolden ˈraisin) a small dried grape without seeds, used in cakes, etc. 无核小葡萄干(用于糕点等)the wife, mother, sister or daughter of a sultan 苏丹女眷(指后妃、王太后、姊妹或女儿)