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virago

vi·ra·go
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vi-rah-goh, -rey-]
    • /vɪˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-/
    • /vɪˈrɑː.ɡəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vi-rah-goh, -rey-]
    • /vɪˈrɑ goʊ, -ˈreɪ-/

Definitions of virago word

  • noun plural virago a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew. 1
  • noun plural virago Archaic. a woman of strength or spirit. 1
  • noun virago nagging woman 1
  • noun virago a loud, violent, and ill-tempered woman; scold; shrew 0
  • noun virago a strong, brave, or warlike woman; amazon 0
  • noun virago a quarrelsome, shrewish woman; scold 0

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Origin of virago

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English < Latin virāgō, equivalent to vir man + -āgō suffix expressing association of some kind, here resemblance

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Virago

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

virago popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

virago usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for virago

noun virago

  • amazon — In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting.
  • amazons — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
  • backbiter — to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).
  • battle-ax — a heavy ax with a wide blade, formerly used as a weapon of war
  • calumniator — to make false and malicious statements about; slander.

Top questions with virago

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