virago

[US]/vɪ'rɑːgəʊ/
[UK]/vəˈrɑɡo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. una musaraña; una mujer rencorosa; una mujer con cualidades tradicionalmente asociadas con la masculinidad.
Word Forms
Pluralviragos

Example Sentences

Danty says those women who make constant mistakes are Virago but men Iago.

Danty dice que esas mujeres que cometen errores constantemente son Virago, pero los hombres Iago.

Real-world Examples

Her face was inartistic—that of a peevish virago.

Su rostro era poco artístico, el de una virago irritable.

Source: The Room with a View (Part Two)

The fellow was as angry as the virago, his wife, who explained noisily how the three strangers had got into the park.

El hombre estaba tan enojado como la virago, su esposa, quien explicó ruidosamente cómo los tres extraños habían entrado en el parque.

Source: Magician

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