🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

无核白葡萄干

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wú hé bái pú tao gān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sultana/sʌlˈtɑː.nə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种面包里加了无核白葡萄干。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, pale seedless raisin, originally from the Ottoman Empire, widely used in baking and cooking.

    "She added a handful of sultanas to the morning porridge and fruit mix."
  2. 2

    The wife, mother, or daughter of a sultan in an Islamic monarchy.

    "The historical drama depicted the daily life and political influence of the sultana in the imperial court."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian word 'sultana', the feminine form of 'sultano' (ultan), originating ultimately from Arabic 'sulṭān' meaning 'ruler' or 'power'. In the 19th century, the term was also applied to a type of seedless pale yellow raisin, named after the variety originally imported from the Ottoman Empire.

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