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- Latin · borrowed fromvirāgō“warlike or heroic woman”
- English todayvirago
Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”).
Words from the same roots
Latinvirāgō all →
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virago
vi·ra·goToday it means: A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation. Full definition →
Latin virāgō