Definition
A fireplace or chimney, especially as used in architectural or design contexts.
Etymology
From French cheminée, meaning fireplace or chimney (from Latin caminus, furnace). This French term entered English architectural vocabulary in the 18th-19th centuries.
Kelly Says
The word 'cheminee' shows how design vocabulary often borrows from French—many architectural terms we use today came from French because France was the center of high design and fashion for centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Fireplace
Fire-place
CACatalà
xemeneia
ze-me-ˈne-a
DADansk
pejsestue
pɛj-sɛ-ˈstue
ELΕλληνικά
καμινάδα
ka-mi-ˈna-da
ESEspañol
chimenea
tʃi-me-ˈne-a
FISuomi
tulipaikka
tu-li-ˈpai-kka
FRFrançais
cheminée
ʃə-mi-ˈne
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerobong asap
tse-ro-bong a-sap
ITItaliano
camino
kaˈmino
MSBahasa Melayu
cheminée
ʃə-mi-ˈne
MYမြန်မာ
fireplace
fire-place
PLPolski
kominek
ko-mi-ˈnɛk
PTPortuguês
lareira
la-ˈɾɐi-ɾɐ
RORomână
șemineu
ʃe-ˈmi-neu
SVSvenska
spisfläkt
spees-fläkt
SWKiswahili
chimney
chim-ni
TRTürkçe
sobası
so-ba-ˈsi
UKУкраїнська
камін
ka-ˈmin
URاردو
انگوٹھی
an-goo-thi
VITiếng Việt
ống khói
ôŋg khoi