Neuter

inferno

  1. (neuter) hell-like place or situation
  2. (neuter) hellfire
  3. (neuter) a large fire

Frequency

C2
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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