Feminine

chaminé

Meaning

  1. (feminine) chimney
  2. (colloquial, feminine) chain smoker (one who habitually smokes a lot)

Synonyms

canodachaminé

Fogão a lenha

Fogo

cano da chaminé

Chaminé

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃa.miˈnɛ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French cheminée, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin caminus, from Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”).

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