chimeneaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• IPA: /tʃɪməˈneɪ.ə/

名詞

chimenea (plural chimeneas)

1. A Mexican outdoor oven with bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.
   • 2015 April 3, Alan Titchmarsh, “Why you should get outdoors this Easter: A garden should be a joy so embrace guilty pleasures from hot tubs to fire pits this spring [print version: Guilty pleasures of outdoor living, 4 April 2015, p. G3]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening)‎:

     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've always found them a bit odd looking – like something from The Hobbit – and you do need to position them where they can do their job without endangering life, limb and property.

アナグラム

• Manichee