sporran

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UK/ˈspɒɹən/US/ˈspɔɹən/New York City, Philadelphia/ˈspɑɹən/

noun

A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.

OriginScottish Gaelic sporan ← Middle Irish sparán ← Late Latin bursa →
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Meanings

nounsporran (plural sporrans)

plural sporrans

  1. A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
scrotum

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβύρσα“leather, hide”
  2. Late Latinbursa“purse”
  3. Middle Irishsparán
  4. Scottish Gaelicsporan“purse”
  5. Englishsporran

From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).

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Translations

Czech sporran
  • sporranpouch worn with kilt
German Sporran
  • Sporranpouch worn with kilt
Scottish Gaelic sporan
  • sporanpouch worn with kilt

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sporran

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Cite this entry
APA

sporran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporran

MLA

“sporran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporran. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporran,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporran.

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