: a freestanding earthenware or metal fireplace that in its typical form has a bulbous body which is open in the front and is topped by an elongated chimney
Custom fireplaces, portable freestanding fire pits, and chimineas, long a staple on southern California patios, are finding their way to the Northeastern states … Peter Walsh, This Old House, May 2003
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Spanish, "fireplace, hearth, chimney," borrowed from Middle French cheminée