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virago
- /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”).
noun viragos · viragoes
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A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
Similar: shrew, termagant, battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, cockatrice, crow, dragon, faggot, fishwife
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A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
Similar: shrew, battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, cockatrice, crow, dragon, faggot, fishwife, harpy
- A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.
Translations
Every language
noun woman given to undue belligerence
| 中文 | 潑婦 /泼妇 pōfù |
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noun woman who is scolding
| 中文 | 悍婦 /悍妇 hànfù |
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noun rough woman
| Español | virago |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 母夜叉 mǔyèchā |
| Português | virago |
| Français | virago |
| Deutsch | Flintenweib, Virago, Mannweib, Zänkerin, Krawallnudel |
| Italiano | virago |
| Русский | бо́й-ба́ба bój-bába |
Talk about this word "virago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/virago. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. virago. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/virago "virago." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/virago.Cite this
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title = {virago},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/virago},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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