inferno

Meaning

  1. A place or situation resembling Hell.
  2. A large fire; a conflagration.

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/
Etymology

From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.

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