chaminé

Portuguese

chaminé

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃa.miˈnɛ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.miˈnɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ.miˈnɛ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐ.miˈnɛ/

• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Hyphenation: cha‧mi‧né

Noun

chaminé f (plural chaminés)

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

Derived terms

• limpa-chaminés