The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sportula
Sportula \Spor"tu*la\ (sp[^o]r"t[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. Sportul[ae] (-l[=e]). [L.] A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.
To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters,
to run for the sportula.
--South.
Wiktionary
sportula
n. A gift or present; a prize.