virago

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ/ Hyphenation: vi‧ra‧go === Noun === virago (plural viragos or viragoes) A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation. Synonyms: shrew, termagant; see also Thesaurus:shrew A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated. Synonyms: shrew; see also Thesaurus:shrew A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive. ==== Derived terms ==== viraginian viraginity viraginous virago sleeve ==== Related terms ==== virtue ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin virāgō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.ʁa.ɡo/ === Noun === virago f (plural viragos) virago === Further reading === “virago”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin virāgō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viˈra.ɡo/ Rhymes: -aɡo Hyphenation: vi‧rà‧go === Noun === virago f (usually invariable, plural (literary) viragini) amazon === Anagrams === argivo, giravo, rigavo, rogavi, vagirò == Latin == === Etymology === From vir (“man”) + -āgō. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɪˈraː.ɡoː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [viˈraː.ɡo] === Noun === virāgō f (genitive virāginis); third declension a female warrior, a warlike woman a woman a wife ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: virago → English: virago → French: virago → German: Virago → Portuguese: virago === References === “virago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “virago”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "virago", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “virago”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin virāgō. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: vi‧ra‧go === Noun === virago f (plural viragos) (derogatory) a manly woman === Further reading === “virago”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “virago”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === virago plural of kirago