sultana
sultana — noun
- sultanasingular
- sultanasplural
1. a small, sweet dried grape that has no seeds and is often added to cakes, biscui
a small, sweet dried grape that has no seeds and is often added to cakes, biscuits, or other baked foods to give a chewy texture and natural sweetness.
Grandma added a handful of sultanas to the cake mixture before baking.
collocation: add sultanas to [mixture]
The children picked the sultanas out of the cookies and ate them first.
For a healthier snack, try mixing sultanas with nuts and oats.
The recipe calls for two cups of sultanas soaked in warm tea.
Auntie Mei sprinkled sultanas over the rice pudding for extra sweetness.
- golden raisin
more common in American English for the same dried fruit
- seedless raisin
broader term for any raisin without seeds, not specifically a sultana
用法筆記
In British English, 'sultana' is the usual name for this dried fruit. In American English, 'golden raisin' is more common, though 'sultana' is also understood.
常見錯誤
2. a type of pale yellowish-green grape that has no seeds and is grown in warm regi
a type of pale yellowish-green grape that has no seeds and is grown in warm regions to make raisins or white wine.
The farmers grow sultana grapes in the hot, dry valleys of Turkey.
collocation: grow sultana grapes
This crisp white wine is made entirely from sultana grapes.
collocation: made from sultana grapes
The sultana vines need plenty of sunlight and well-drained soil.
Most of the raisins sold in British supermarkets come from sultana grapes.
The winemaker selected the finest sultana bunches for the harvest.
- Thompson seedless
the main American variety of seedless grape, very similar to the sultana
- white seedless grape
general descriptive name that includes sultanas
3. a female relative of a Muslim ruler called a sultan — for example, his spouse, h
a female relative of a Muslim ruler called a sultan — for example, his spouse, his parent, his sibling, or his child — who typically lives in the royal palace.
The historian described the daily life of a sultana in the Ottoman court.
collocation: sultana in [royal court]
The ambassador was introduced to the sultana at the palace ceremony.
passive: introduced to the sultana
The old painting shows a sultana dressed in silk and gold jewellery.
As a sultana, she had influence over decisions in the royal household.
The museum displayed jewellery that once belonged to a 16th-century sultana.
- queen consort
wife of a king; a comparable role in a different cultural system
- princess
daughter of a monarch; sultana covers a broader range of female relatives
用法筆記
This sense is historical and formal. It is NOT used as a general title or form of address — a sultana was simply a female member of the sultan's family, not a ruler herself.