Definition of SULTANA

sultana

Meanings

Plural: sultanas

Noun

  • pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine
  • dried seedless grape
  • A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.
  • A wife or mistress of a sultan.
  • A female ruler of a sultanate.
  • A type of viol, a cither viol.
  • An old form of necklace.

Origin / Etymology

1580s, Italian sultana (feminine of sultano). Displaced existing sultaness.

Synonyms

golden raisin, seedless raisin, sultaness

Scrabble Score: 7

sultana is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sultana is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sultana is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

sultana is a valid Words With Friends word