Main Entry:

Vir·go

Pronunciation:

\ˈvər-(ˌ)gō, ˈvir-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin (genitive Virginis), literally, virgin

Date:

before 12th century

1: a zodiacal constellation on the celestial equator that lies due south of the handle of the Big Dipper and is pictured as a woman holding a spike of grain2 a: the sixth sign of the zodiac in astrology — see zodiac table b: one born under the sign of Virgo

— Vir·go·an noun