sultana
/sʌlˈtænə/
noun
- A small, sweet, seedless raisin, typically golden in color, used in baking and cooking.
- I like to sprinkle sultanas on my morning cereal for extra sweetness.
- She added a handful of sultanas to the oatmeal cookies.
- The fruitcake was full of sultanas and currants.
- A wife or female relative of a sultan, especially in historical contexts.
- The sultana lived in a luxurious palace with her attendants.
- In the story, the sultana advised the sultan on matters of state.
- The museum displayed a portrait of a 16th-century sultana.