spor·ran (spôr??n, sp?r?-)n. A leather or fur pouch worn at the front of the kilt in the traditional dress of men of the Scottish Highlands.[Scottish Gaelic sporan, from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa, bag; see bursa.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sporran (?sp?r?n) n (Clothing & Fashion) a large pouch, usually of fur, worn hanging from a belt in front of the kilt in men’s Scottish Highland dress[C19: from Scottish Gaelic sporan purse; compare Irish Gaelic sparán purse, Late Latin bursa bag]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014spor?ran (?sp?r ?n) n. (in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch, commonly of fur, that is worn suspended in front of a kilt. [1745?55;