different between quagga vs zorse

English

Alternative forms

• kwagga (dated)
• quakka
• quagha

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General South African) IPA^(key): /?kwax?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kwa??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kwæ??/, /kw???/
• Rhymes: -æ??

Noun

quagga (plural quaggas)

1. A southern-African subspecies of 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.

Derived terms

• quagga mussel

Translations

References

Italian

Etymology

From a Khoisan term, probably Hai?om, Khoekhoe ?koaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kwa?.?a/
• Rhymes: -a??a
• Hyphenation: quàg?ga

Noun

quagga m (invariable)

1. plains zebra (Equus quagga)

   Hypernym: zebra

References

• quagga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Alternative forms

• zeehorse

Etymology

Blend of zebra +? horse

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /z??s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z??s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Noun

zorse (plural zorses)

1. The offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.

Translations

References

• zorse at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• zeros