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firenado

/faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
fire-na-do
IPA
/faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).

noun

A true tornado generated by a firestorm.

Etymology

Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/
  • British English: /faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ/

Inflected Forms

firenados (plural) firenadoes (plural)

Synonyms

fire devil fire-devil firedevil firewhirl fire-whirl fire whirl pillar of fire pillar of flame

Questions

How do you pronounce firenado?
The recorded pronunciation is /faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/.
What does firenado mean?
A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).
Where does firenado come from?
Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.

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