OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22548

underworld

/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
inframundo • más allá
The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.
hampa • inframundo • submundo
That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.
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