sultana
IPA: sˈʌɫtʌnʌ
noun
- A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- A wife or mistress of a sultan.
- A female ruler of a sultanate.
- A type of viol, a cither viol.
- An old form of necklace.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States.
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Examples of "sultana" in Sentences
- "Never mind," she announces, quickly sticking a sultana in the top.
- It was currently dressed like a sultana, and a particularly opulent sultana at that.
- If he gives a large sum to the girl, it will give his "sultana" a powerful weapon for the future.
- They started their life as sultana polenta cakes from a recipe I spotted over coffee in some magazine.
- The sultana was a sensible woman, and knew not only the weak side of her husband, but also the way to take advantage of it.
- This recipe is based upon my mother's cake recipe (choose your flavour - butter, chocolate, sultana, rainbow, depending on what you add or omit).
- And this skin was stretched over curves which likewise seemed ripened by a southern sun, recalling a sultana with their indolent and vegetative luxuriance.
- In a fit of hopefullness I picked up a bag of organic bran flakes and a bag of sultanas this afternoon and have combined them in a glass jar as homemade raisin (well, sultana) bran.
- I also knew, that by birth the sultana was a Hindu, although on being wed to her lord as a little girl, she had of course embraced the true faith of Islam, in so far as it matters for a woman to have any religion at all.
- Elsewhere, that day's specials included an interesting-sounding creamy potato, smoked cheese, apple and basil bake, a chunky vegetable and barley broth, and several mouth-watering puddings, such as apple and sultana crumble, and chocolate and almond torte.
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