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quagga

/ˈkwɒɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
quag-ga
IPA
/ˈkwɒɡə/
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Ellipsis of quagga mussel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Dutch quagga (whence also Afrikaans kwagga), from a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom, Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quagga, -, ǁkoaah

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwæɡə/
  • British English: /ˈkwɒɡə/

Inflected Forms

quaggas (plural) kwagga (alternative, obsolete) quagha (alternative, obsolete) quakka (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

quagga mussel

Synonyms

equus quagga

Rhymes With

maga saga naga raga agha baba yaga

Questions

How do you pronounce quagga?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɒɡə/.
What does quagga mean?
A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.
Where does quagga come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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