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vi·rago (vi rä′gō, -rā′-)

noun pl. viragoes -·goes or viragos -·gos

  1. a quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold
  2. Archaic a strong, manlike woman; amazon

Etymology: ME < OE < L, a manlike female < vir, man: see werewolf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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