virago C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #134142 Meanings 1 noun a large, strong, and aggressivly dominating woman Despite the group's wishes against it, the virago has been leading the group for three years. 2 noun 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a woman given to undue... battle axebitchbrimbrimstonecatcrowdragonfaggot Word family Derived forms viraginianviraginityviraginous Related forms virtue Etymology Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”). Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # virago **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 134142 ## Meanings 1. a large, strong, and aggressivly dominating woman 2. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation. ## Examples - Despite the group's wishes against it, the virago has been leading the group for three years. - 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. ## Synonyms - battle axe - bitch - brim - brimstone - cat - crow - dragon - faggot ## Derived Forms - viraginian - viraginity - viraginous ## Related Forms - virtue ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”). ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown