quagga Syllabification: (quag·ga)Pronunciation: /ˈkwagə/Definition of quagga noun an extinct South African zebra that had a yellowish-brown coat with darker stripes, exterminated in 1883. Equus quagga, family Equidae; recent studies have shown that it was probably a variety of the common zebra Origin:Afrikaans, probably from Khoikhoi, imitative of its brayingquagga in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of quagga in the British & World English dictionary