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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 vi·ra·go /vəˈrɑ(ˌ)go, ˈre; ˈvɪrəˌgo/
 潑婦,悍婦,女英雄

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Vi·ra·go n.; pl. Viragoes
 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.
    To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries.   --Pope.
 2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen.
    Virago . . . serpent under femininity.   --Chaucer.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 virago
      n 1: a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
      2: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: amazon]
      [also: viragoes (pl)]