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English

Etymology
From Latin virago#Latin|virago ‘warlike or heroic woman’.
Pronunciation
IPA|/vɪ'rɑ:gəʊ/

Noun
en-noun
#A large, strong, courageous or aggressive woman
#a noisy, scolding, or domineering woman

Adjective
virago

1. pertaining to a virago

#*1964: Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother. — Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun

Derived terms
viraginous

Italian

Noun
virago (invariable or litterary plural: viragini)

1. amazon

Latin

Etymology
From vir, man.

Noun
virago (viragin-) f Wiktionary appendix:Latin third declension|3rd declension

#a warlike woman

Category:Indo-European root *wī-ro-

Category:Latin nouns

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