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wineskin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈwaɪnˌskɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin

2

noun

Meaning 2

an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin

History

Etymology

From wine + skin.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: rrëshek — bag for holding wine
  • Albanian: kacék — bag for holding wine
  • Arabic: زق (ziqq) — bag for holding wine
  • Aramaic: ܙܩܐ (zeqqā) — bag for holding wine
  • Armenian: տիկ (tik) — bag for holding wine
  • Azerbaijani: tuluq — bag for holding wine
  • Bulgarian: мех (meh) — bag for holding wine
  • Bulgarian: мях (mjah) — bag for holding wine
  • Catalan: bot — bag for holding wine
  • Dutch: wijnzak — bag for holding wine
  • Finnish: viinileili — bag for holding wine
  • French: outre à vin — bag for holding wine
  • Georgian: ტიკი (ṭiḳi) — bag for holding wine
  • German: Weinschlauch — bag for holding wine
  • Ancient Greek: ἀσκός (askós) — bag for holding wine
  • Hebrew: נֹאד (nod) — bag for holding wine
  • Icelandic: vínbelgur — bag for holding wine
  • Ingrian: burdjukka — bag for holding wine
  • Italian: otre — bag for holding wine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vinsekk — bag for holding wine
  • Old English: wīnbelg — bag for holding wine
  • Persian: خیک (xik) — bag for holding wine
  • Polish: bukłak — bag for holding wine
  • Portuguese: borracha — bag for holding wine
  • Romanian: burduf — bag for holding wine
  • Russian: бурдю́к (burdjúk) — bag for holding wine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mješina — bag for holding wine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mijeh — bag for holding wine
  • Serbo-Croatian: meh — bag for holding wine
  • Sicilian: utri — bag for holding wine
  • Spanish: bota — bag for holding wine
  • Spanish: borracha — bag for holding wine
  • Swedish: lägel — bag for holding wine
  • Ukrainian: бурдю́к (burdjúk) — bag for holding wine