sporran
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Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈspɒɹən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspɔɹən/
- (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈspɑɹən/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹən
- Hyphenation: spor‧ran
Noun
sporran (plural sporrans)
- 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.
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