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sultan
Arabic · medieval
"ruler, power"
meaning "ruler", the root shared with the title "sultan"
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sultana
Italian · 1800s
"a golden seedless raisin"
named a type of seedless golden raisin, possibly linked to Ottoman trade
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sultana
English · 1800s
"a small, golden seedless raisin"
adopted directly from Italian for the dried grape
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