# firenado

> English word · Noun · IPA /faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ/

## Definitions
1. 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).
2. A true tornado generated by a firestorm.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/firenado