ragata — meaning in English
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English meaning
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harridan
noun A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
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shrew
noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
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termagant
noun A brawling, boisterous, and turbulent person or thing.
Senses
ragata is used for these senses in English:
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harridan
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
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shrew
(pejorative) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
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termagant
(specifically, derogatory) A censorious, nagging, and quarrelsome woman; a scold, a shrew.
shrew — full definition
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noun A small, mouse-like, mostly nocturnal mammal with a pointed snout.
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noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman (old-fashioned, now considered sexist).
