Meanings
sora1
nounsora (plural soras)
plural soras
- A rail (Porzana carolina) bird of North, Central, and northern South America.
Sora2
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Soram (“surname of Meitei origin”).
Sora3
nounSora pl (plural only)
alternative Saora · alternative Saura · alternative Savara · alternative Sabara
- pluralplural onlyA Munda ethnic group from eastern India.
proper noun
alternative Saora · alternative Saura · alternative Savara · alternative Sabara
- An Austroasiatic language spoken in eastern India.
- A male given name.
- rareA female given name.
SORA4
proper noun
- abbreviationacronymlawAcronym of Sex Offenders Registration Act.
Origin
Early 19th-century sources observe that this term was in use in Virginia; presumably it is from an Indigenous American language of that area.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian американска пъструшка
- американска пъструшка (amerikanska păstruška)Porzana carolina
Dutch soraral
- soraralPorzana carolina
Finnish amerikanhuitti
- amerikanhuittiPorzana carolina
French sora
- soralanguage
German Carolinasumpfhuhn
- CarolinasumpfhuhnPorzana carolina
Hindi सोरा
- सोरा (sorā)language
Italian voltolino americano
- voltolino americanoPorzana carolina
Polish kureczka karolińska
- kureczka karolińskaPorzana carolina
Russian каролинский погоныш
- каролинский погоныш (karolinskij pogonyš)Porzana carolina
Spanish polluela sora
- polluela soraPorzana carolina
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
sora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sora
MLA
“sora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sora. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sora.
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