sultana
English edit
Etymology edit
1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʌlˈtɑː.nə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsʌlˈtæn.ə/, /ˌsʌlˈtɑ.nə/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun edit
sultana (plural sultanas)
- A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
- Synonym: (American English) golden raisin
- A wife or mistress of a sultan.
- Synonym: sultaness
- A female ruler of a sultanate.
- Synonym: sultaness
- A type of viol, a cither viol.
- An old form of necklace.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
type of raisin
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wife or mistress of a sultan
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female ruler of a sultanate
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sultana”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sultana f (plural sultane, masculine sultano)
- sultan (female relative of sultan)
Anagrams edit
Maltese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sultana f
- female equivalent of sultan; a queen; a female monarch or ruler, or the wife of a male one
- Synonym: reġina
Usage notes edit
- The word is rare for the queens of modern internationally recognised states, but is otherwise still used in a broader or historical sense.
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sul‧ta‧na
Noun edit
sultana f (plural sultanas)
- sultana (wife of a sultan)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sultana f (plural sultanas, masculine sultán, masculine plural sultanes)
Further reading edit
- “sultana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish sultana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sultana (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜈ)
- sultana (mother, wife, or daughter of the sultan)
- sultana (a pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape)
Related terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “sultana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018