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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a noisy or scolding or domineering woman;

2. a large strong and aggressive woman;
[syn: amazon, virago]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Virago \Vi*ra"go\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Viragoes. [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. [1913 Webster] To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen. [1913 Webster] Virago . . . serpent under femininity. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

virago n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman 2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon, virago]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

78 Moby Thesaurus words for "virago": Jezebel, Mafioso, Xanthippe, Young Turk, amazon, androgyne, battle-ax, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bitch, bitch-kitty, bomber, brute, butch, cat, common scold, demon, devil, dragon, dyke, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fishwife, fury, goon, gorilla, grimalkin, gunsel, hag, hardnose, harpy, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhag, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, hoyden, incendiary, killer, lesbian, mad dog, madcap, monster, mugger, ogress, rapist, revolutionary, romp, savage, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, siren, spitfire, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tomboy, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, violent, vixen, wild beast, wildcat, witch, wolf