English-Thai Dictionary

virago

N หญิง อารมณ์ร้าย  หญิง ที่ มี อารมณ์ร้าย พูดจา ด่าทอ เสียงดัง  vixen ying-ar-rom-rai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIRAGO

n.[L. from vir, a man. ] 1. A woman of the extraordinary stature, strength and courage; a female who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.
To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries.
2. In common language, a bold, impudent, turbulent woman; a termagant.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VIRAGO

Vi *ra "go, n.; pl. Viragoes. Etym: [L. virago, -intis, from vir a man. See Virile. ]

 

1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. Pope.

 

2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen. Virago. .. serpent under femininity. Chaucer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

virago

vi ra go |vəˈrägō, -ˈrā -vəˈrɑɡoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. viragos or viragoes ) a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman. • archaic a woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. ORIGIN Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate ), from Latin, ‘heroic woman, female warrior, ’ from vir ‘man. ’ The current sense dates from late Middle English.

 

Oxford Dictionary

virago

virago |vɪˈrɑːgəʊ, -ˈreɪgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. viragos or viragoes ) a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman. • archaic a woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior. ORIGIN Old English (used only as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate ), from Latin ‘heroic woman, female warrior ’, from vir ‘man ’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

virago

virago noun she unfairly labeled her sister-in-law a backstabbing virago: harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen; fishwife, witch, hellcat, she-devil, tartar, martinet, ogress; informal battle-ax; archaic scold.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

virago

virago noun harridan, shrew, dragon, termagant, vixen; fishwife, witch, hellcat, she-devil, tartar, martinet, spitfire, hag, gorgon, fury, ogress, harpy, nag, trout; informal battleaxe, old bag, old bat, cow, old cow, bitch; archaic scold; rare Xanthippe.

 

Duden Dictionary

Virago

Vi ra go Substantiv, feminin , die |Vir a go |die Virago; Genitiv: der Virago, Plural: die Viragos und Viragines |[…eːs ]|lateinisch virago (Genitiv: viraginis ) = mannhafte Jungfrau, zu: virgo = Jungfrau Frau, die zur Viraginität neigt

 

French Dictionary

virago

virago n. f. nom féminin Femme qui a les allures d ’un homme. : Des viragos brutales.

 

Spanish Dictionary

virago

virago nombre femenino formal Mujer que tiene aspecto, ademanes y actitudes que se consideran propios de los hombres .