chimenea

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chimenea^¹

/tʃɪməˈneɪ.ə/

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From Spanish chimenea, from French cheminée. Doublet of chimney.

noun chimeneas · chiminea

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. I'

Chimenea^²

proper noun

A barangay of Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines.

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@misc{chimenea_2026,
  title = {chimenea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chimenea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}