virago

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

Translation

n. en mård; en termagant; en kvinna med egenskaper som traditionellt förknippas med maskulinitet.
Word Forms
Pluralviragos

Example Sentences

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

Danty säger att de kvinnor som gör konstanta misstag är Virago men män Iago.

Real-world Examples

Her face was inartistic—that of a peevish virago.

Hennes ansikte var utan konstnärliga kvaliteter - det hos en ilsken kvinna.

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.

Mannen var lika arg som virago, hans fru, som högljutt förklarade hur de tre främlingarna hade kommit in i parken.

Source: Magician

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