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sultana noun [ sʌlˈtɑːnə ]

• a small, light brown, seedless raisin used in foods such as puddings and cakes.
• "a sultana cake"
• a wife or concubine of a sultan.
Origin: late 16th century (in sultana (sense 2)): from Italian, feminine of sultano (see sultan). sultana (sense 1) dates from the mid 19th century.


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