Quagga

Pronunciation

• South Africa IPA: /ˈkwaxÉ™/
• UK IPA: /ˈkwaÉ¡É™/
• US IPA: /kwæɡə/, /kwÉ‘É¡É™/

• Rhymes: -æɡə

Alternative forms

• kwagga dated
• quakka
• quagha

Origin

From Dutch quagga (whence also Afrikaans kwagga), from a Khoisan term, probably Hai?om/Nama ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Full definition of quagga

Noun

1. A southern African subspecies of zebra, , which went extinct in 1883, and the upper parts of which were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.

Derived terms

• quagga mussel