wineskin

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/ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/

noun

A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.

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Meanings

nounwineskin (plural wineskins)

plural wineskins

  1. A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat (a goatskin), used for holding and dispensing wine.

Origin

From wine + skin.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀσκός
  • ἀσκός (askós)bag for holding wine
Arabic زِقّ
  • زِقّ (ziqq)bag for holding wine
Bulgarian мех, мях
  • мех (meh)bag for holding wine
  • мях (mjah)bag for holding wine
Catalan bot
  • botbag for holding wine
Dutch wijnzak
  • wijnzakbag for holding wine
Finnish viinileili
  • viinileilibag for holding wine
French outre à vin
  • outre à vinbag for holding wine
German Weinschlauch
  • Weinschlauchbag for holding wine
Hebrew נֹאד
  • נֹאד (nod)bag for holding wine
Icelandic vínbelgur
  • vínbelgurbag for holding wine
Italian otre
  • otrebag for holding wine
Norwegian Bokmål vinsekk
  • vinsekkbag for holding wine
Persian خیک
  • خیک (xik)bag for holding wine
Polish bukłak
  • bukłakbag for holding wine
Portuguese borracha, odre
  • borrachabag for holding wine
  • odrebag for holding wine
Romanian burduf
  • burdufbag for holding wine
Russian бурдю́к
  • бурдю́к (burdjúk)bag for holding wine
Spanish bota, borracha
  • botabag for holding wine
  • borrachabag for holding wine
Swedish lägel
  • lägelbag for holding wine
Ukrainian бурдю́к
  • бурдю́к (burdjúk)bag for holding wine
Cite this entry
APA

wineskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wineskin

MLA

“wineskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wineskin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wineskin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wineskin.

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