Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/tʃimeˈnea/

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Translation

chimney, fireplace

Word origin

From Late Latin caminata ('room with a fireplace'), from Latin caminus ('furnace, forge'), itself borrowed from Greek kaminos. The same line gives English 'chimney'.

Origin
Latin
Root
caminata
English cognates
chimney

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralchimeneas

Examples

encendemos .

In winter we light the fireplace every night.

.

The smoke was coming out of the chimney of the house.

.

We sat by the fireplace to read.

.

The old factory had a very tall chimney.

¡ !

How pleasant the warmth of the fireplace is!

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This word is part of lesson 65.