virago

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

Translation

n. uma musaranho; uma mulher brigona; uma mulher com qualidades tradicionalmente associadas à masculinidade.
Word Forms
Pluralviragos

Example Sentences

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

Danty diz que aquelas mulheres que cometem erros constantes são Virago, mas os homens são Iago.

Real-world Examples

Her face was inartistic—that of a peevish virago.

O rosto dela era sem graça - o de uma virago irritadiça.

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.

O sujeito estava tão bravo quanto a virago, sua esposa, que explicou barulhentamente como os três estranhos entraram no parque.

Source: Magician

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