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单词 virago
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•ra•go /vɪˈrɑgoʊ, -ˈreɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -goes, -gos. 
  1. Sex and Gendera loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman;
    a shrew.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vi•ra•go  (vi rä′gō, -rā′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -goes, -gos. 
  1. Sex and Gendera loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman;
    shrew.
  2. Sex and Gender[Archaic.]a woman of strength or spirit.
  • Latin virāgō, equivalent. to vir man + -āgō suffix expressing association of some kind, here resemblance
  • Middle English, Old English bef. 1000
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scold, nag, termagant, harpy, Xanthippe.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
virago /vɪˈrɑːɡəʊ/ n ( pl -goes, -gos)
  1. a loud, violent, and ill-tempered woman; scold; shrew
  2. archaic a strong, brave, or warlike woman; amazon
Etymology: Old English, from Latin: a manlike maiden, from vir a man

viˈrago-ˌlike adj
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