Etymology

chimenea

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Today it means: A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney. Full definition →

Spanish chimenea ← French cheminée
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  1. French · derived fromcheminée
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromchimenea
  3. English todaychimenea

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

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