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virago.

a manly woman

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/viˈɾa.ɡu/Brazil/viˈɾa.ɡu/Portugal[viˈɾa.ɣu]Portugal/biˈɾa.ɡu/Northern, Portugal

  1. a manly woman

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Latin vir Latin -āgō Latin virāgōbor. Portuguese virago Borrowed from Latin virāgō.

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