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Meaning of virago | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
vɪˈɹɑːɡəʊ

Definitions

  1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
  2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
  3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Equivalents

العربية امرأة سليطة
Čeština dračice
Ελληνικά αντρογυναίκα
Español virago
Français virago
Gaeilge báirseach
Italiano virago
ქართული ჭირვეული
Português virago
Русский бо́й-ба́ба

Examples

“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.”
“Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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