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virago in Russian

virago in Russian is бо́й-ба́ба — virago means a woman who turns fiercely bad-tempered at the smallest cause.

virago in Russian

бо́й-ба́ба
noun
Pronounced: boy-baba
A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

What does "virago" mean?

  1. noun A woman who turns fiercely bad-tempered at the smallest cause.
    "Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head."
  2. noun A woman who nags, bosses others about, or is very set in her own opinions.
  3. noun A woman who behaves in a coarse, noisy and forceful way.
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  • Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
  • Joan was all Arden, grinning there, siding with her virago mother.

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What is "virago" in Russian?
"virago" in Russian is бо́й-ба́ба. virago means: A woman who turns fiercely bad-tempered at the smallest cause.
How do you pronounce бо́й-ба́ба?
"virago" in Russian is бо́й-ба́ба, pronounced "boy-baba".
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