chimenea

== English == === Alternative forms === chiminea === Etymology === From Spanish chimenea, from French cheminée. Doublet of chimney. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃɪməˈneɪ.ə/ === Noun === chimenea (plural chimeneas) A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney. === Anagrams === Manichee == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃimeˈnea/ [t͡ʃi.meˈne.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: chi‧me‧ne‧a === Noun === chimenea f (plural chimenees) chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) == Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish chimenea, from older cheminea (via vowel metathesis), from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta. Compare English chimney. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃimeˈnea/ [t͡ʃi.meˈne.a] Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: chi‧me‧ne‧a === Noun === chimenea f (plural chimeneas) chimney smokestack (of a train or factory) funnel (of a ship) fireplace, fireside, hearth Synonym: hogar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: chimenea → Senhaja de Srair: lčiminiyya === References === Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “chimenea”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[2] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 361 === Further reading === “chimenea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025