Virago Definition

və-rägō, -rā-, vîrə-gō
viragos
noun
viragos
A quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold.
Webster's New World
A strong, manlike woman; amazon.
Webster's New World

(said of a woman) Given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation; a shrew, a termagant.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Pertaining to a virago.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Virago

Noun

Singular:
virago
Plural:
viragos

Origin of Virago

  • Latin virāgō from vir man wī-ro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin virago (“warlike or heroic woman").

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

VVIVIR

Words Ending With

OGOAGO

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virago

Words Starting With V and Ending With O

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