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Qué (quién) es VIRAGO - definición

WOMAN WHO DEMONSTRATES EXEMPLARY AND HEROIC QUALITIES
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virago         
[v?'r?:g??, -'re?g??]
¦ noun (plural viragos or viragoes)
1. a domineering or aggressive woman.
2. archaic a woman of masculine strength or spirit.
Origin
OE (used as the name given by Adam to Eve, following the Vulgate), from L. 'heroic woman, female warrior', from vir 'man'.
virago         
n.
1.
Female warrior, amazon.
2.
Termagant, vixen, shrew, Tartar, brawler, scold, Xantippe, fury.
Virago         
·noun Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen.
II. Virago ·noun A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.

Wikipedia

Virago

A virago is a woman who demonstrates abundant masculine virtues. The word comes from the Latin word virāgō (genitive virāginis) meaning vigorous' from vir meaning "man" or "man-like" (cf. virile and virtue) to which the suffix -āgō is added, a suffix that creates a new noun of the third declension with feminine grammatical gender. Historically, this was often positive and reflected heroism and exemplary qualities of masculinity. However, it could also be pejorative, indicating a woman who is masculine to the exclusion of traditional feminine virtues.

Modern use of the word virago generally takes the disparaging sense. Thus virago joined pejoratives such as termagant, mannish, amazonian and shrew to describe women who acted aggressively or like men. The word virago has almost always had an association with cultural gender transgression. There are recorded instances of viragos (such as Joan of Arc) fighting battles, wearing men's clothing, or receiving the tonsure.

Ejemplos de uso de VIRAGO
1. The Night Watch Sarah Waters (Virago, 16.'') 1'47: Kay wandered the streets aimlessly.
2. Both Bloomsbury and Atwood‘s other British publisher, Virago, invested in the project.
3. For Moore, known to his friends as a gentle, easy–going, peace–loving man, had an extraordinary capacity for bringing out the virago in his three former wives.
4. Sarah Waters, The Night Watch (Virago): Kay and her colleagues on ambulances in the worst of the Blitz in wartime London.
5. Initially worked as an academic before Virago published her first collection, Free Love and Other Stories, in 1''5 and she became a full–time writer.