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quag /kwaɡ , kwɒɡ /
noun archaic a marshy or boggy place.
– DERIVATIVES
quaggy /ˈkwaɡi , ˈkwɒɡi / adjective
– ORIGIN late 16th century: related to dialect quag shake, quiver; probably symbolic, the qu- suggesting movement (as in quake and quick).