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vɪˈrɑːgəʊ,
-ˈreɪgəʊ/
n.
(pl. viragos or viragoes)
- a domineering or aggressive woman.
- archaic a woman of masculine strength or spirit.
Etymology
OE (used as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from L. ‘heroic woman, female warrior’, from vir ‘man’.