/ English Dictionary |
VIRAGO
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Irregular inflected form: viragoes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large strong and aggressive woman
Synonyms:
amazon; virago
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("virago" is a kind of...):
adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A noisy or scolding or domineering woman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("virago" is a kind of...):
shrew; termagant (a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman)