sora

American  

[sawr-uh, sohr-uh] / ˈsɔr ə, ˈsoʊr ə /

noun

1. a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.

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sora British  

/ ˈsɔːrə /

noun

1. a North American rail, Porzana carolina, with a greyish-brown plumage and yellow bill

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Etymology

Origin of sora

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Laudato si, misignore, per sora nostra matre terra la quale ne sustenta et governa et produce diversi fructi con coloriti flori et herba.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

A log floated against the bank on the other side, and a sora teetered on it.

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

He looked through an aperture in the grass to see a creature approximately the size of a large cat, contentedly feasting on the remains of the sora.

From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur

Laudato si, mi signore, per sora nostra matre terra, la quale ne sustenta et governa et produce diversi fructi con colorite flori et herba.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

One kind of the fermented liquors, sora, made from the corn, was of such strength, that the use of it was forbidden by the Incas, at least to the common people.

From History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas by Prescott, William Hickling