noun

sultana

Translation

golden raisin, sultana

I like to add sultanas to my cereal.

I like to add golden raisins to my cereal.

This cake is full of sultanas and cherries.

This cake is full of golden raisins and cherries.

((a sultana)) a type of dried grape (more commonly 'golden raisin') This cake is full of sultanas and cherries.

Synonyms: raisin, currant

From Italian 'sultana', feminine of 'sultano' (sultan), as the grapes were grown in the Ottoman Empire.

Imagine a Sultan eating these sweet, golden dried grapes. Note that in the US, 'golden raisin' is more common.