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quokka

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkwɒkə/
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  • rhymes with -ɒkə

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noun

Meaning 1

A cat-sized wallaby, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Nyunga kwaka.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: kwoka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 短尾矮袋鼠 (duǎnwěi ǎidàishǔ) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Finnish: lyhythäntäkenguru — Setonix brachyurus
  • Finnish: kvokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • French: quokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Georgian: ქუოკა (kuoḳa) — Setonix brachyurus
  • German: Quokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • German: Kurzschwanzkänguru — Setonix brachyurus
  • Greek: κουόκα (kouóka) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Hindi: क्वोका (kvokā) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Italian: quokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Korean: 쿼카 (kwoka) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Navajo: nahatʼeʼiitsoh adiyooshéíígíí — Setonix brachyurus
  • Russian: квокка (kvokka) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Silesian: kuoka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Spanish: cuoca — Setonix brachyurus
  • Swedish: quokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Swedish: kortsvansvallaby — Setonix brachyurus
  • Thai: ควอกกา — Setonix brachyurus
  • Turkish: quokka — Setonix brachyurus
  • Ukrainian: квока (kvoka) — Setonix brachyurus
  • Welsh: cwoca — Setonix brachyurus