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viragoes

viragoes is the plural of virago.

Meaning of virago

Noun

virago (plural viragos or viragoes)

  1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
    • Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, page 361
  2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
  3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Questions about viragoes

What is viragoes the plural of?
Viragoes is the plural of virago.

Words near viragoes in the dictionary

  1. viraginity
  2. viraginous
  3. virago
  4. virago sleeve
  5. virago sleeves
  6. viragoes
  7. viragoish
  8. viragolike
  9. viragos
  10. viral
  11. viral envelope

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