Question 1

What does "couagga" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

Extinct subspecies (Equus quagga quagga Boddaert, 1785) of the horse genus native to Africa, with reddish-gray stripes across the head, short and straight mane. The quagga was initially considered a distinct species from the zebra due to its unstriped hindquarters. It was only much later that it was classified as a subspecies of the Burchell's zebra.

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "couagga"?

Accepted Answer

couaggas

Question 3

What is the etymology of thr French word "couagga"?

Accepted Answer

from Afrikaans quagga (obsolete) or kwagga, onomatopoeia evoking the cry of this animal Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, Quadrupèdes, Volume 5, page 24.

Question 4

What are the synonyms of the French word "couagga"?

Accepted Answer

cheval du Cap
cheval
zébroïde
dauw
daw

couagga

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