sultana
noun
sul·ta·na
(ˌ)səl-ˈta-nə 
1
: a woman who is a member of a sultan's family
especially
: a sultan's wife
2
a
: a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine
b
: the raisin of a sultana
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However, sultanas are generally sweeter and softer than their darker counterparts.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Savory pies and Christmas puddings All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are toxic to dogs; as are foods that contain them – which means no mince pies for your pooch.
3.
—Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes, which can make pets very sick.
—Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2019
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Per 100-g serving, raisins and sultanas are similar in calories, protein, and sugars.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
It is finished with hints of honey, and encountered with a soft, lingering finish reminiscent of plump sultanas and ripe cherries.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Sep. 2024
In another example of Islamic women rulers’ reach, a century after Zumurrud, Shajar al-Durr ruled independently as the sultana of Egypt, albeit for only three months.
—Katherine Pangonis, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2022
Due to an 18th-century mania for all things Turkish, the French trendsetter Madame de Pompadour (left) chose to be painted as a sultana.
—Nancy MacDonell, WSJ, 1 July 2021
Those pirates thrived under the protection of the island’s capricious sultana, cruel in her poverty, weakness, fearful isolation, and unnatural state of unmarried womanly rule.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Savory pies and Christmas puddings All grapes, raisins, currants and sultanas are toxic to dogs; as are foods that contain them – which means no mince pies for your pooch.
3.
—Htv National Desk, Houston Chronicle, 12 Dec. 2019
Raisins, sultanas, currants and grapes, which can make pets very sick.
—Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2019
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sultana
noun
sul·ta·na
(ˌ)səl-ˈtan-ə
1
: a woman who is a member of a sultan's family
especially
: a sultan's wife
2
: a pale yellow seedless grape grown for raisins and wine
also
: a raisin prepared by drying this grape
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