chimenea
/tʃɪməˈneɪ.ə/
chimenea noun: a Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
Noun
chimenea (plural chimeneas)
- A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
- Time was when every smart urban patio was equipped with one of those gas-burning heaters of the type found outside London cafés. In this age of sensitivity to global warming we've come to be wary of them […], but somehow those strange little chimineas seem to have warmed the hearts of the nation....2015 April 3, Alan Titchmarsh, “Why you should get outdoors this Easter: A garden should be a joy so embrace guilty pleasures from hot tubs to fire pits this spring [print version: Guilty pleasures...
Proper noun capitalized: Chimenea
Chimenea
- A barangay of Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines.
Forms of chimenea
| plural | chimeneas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chiminea |
Origin of chimenea
From Spanish chimenea, from French cheminée. Doublet of chimney.
Questions about chimenea
- What does chimenea mean?
- Chimenea means a Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
- What part of speech is chimenea?
- Chimenea can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce chimenea?
- Chimenea is pronounced /tʃɪməˈneɪ.ə/.
- What is the plural of chimenea?
- The plural of chimenea is chimeneas.
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