noun
- small, sweet, seedless raisins made from white grapes
- plural of sultana; wives or female relatives of a sultan
Usage: historical
Examples
- She added sultanas to the fruit cake batter.
- The recipe called for a cup of sultanas and chopped almonds.
- Sultanas are sweeter and lighter in color than regular raisins.
- The bakery’s scones were filled with sultanas and cranberries.
- He snacked on a handful of sultanas while hiking.
- The historical novel described the lives of the sultanas in the palace.