virago
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
- From Latin virago ‘warlike or heroic woman’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ/
[edit] Noun
virago (plural viragos)
- (said of a woman) Given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation; a shrew, a termagant
- (said of a woman) scolding, domineering, highly opinionated; a fishwife, a nag
- (said of a woman) rough, loud, and aggressive
[edit] Adjective
virago
- pertaining to a virago
- 1964: Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother. — Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
virago (invariable or litterary plural: viragini)
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From vir, man.
[edit] Noun
virago (genitive viragīnis); f, third declension
- a warlike woman
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | virago | viraginēs |
| genitive | viraginis | viraginum |
| dative | viraginī | viraginibus |
| accusative | viraginem | viraginēs |
| ablative | viragine | viraginibus |
| vocative | virago | viraginēs |
