virago

(noun)

a domineering, violent or bad-tempered woman.

archaically, a woman of masculine strength or spirit; a female warrior.

word’s encounter: introduction to French-English parallel text version of six Guy de Maupassant short stories.

word’s use: a virago met Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and Venus in Furs was born.

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