Meaning
fireplace
- an indoor hearth or small fireplace built into a wall
In a sentence
D'inverno amiamo leggere la sera davanti al caminetto.
In winter we love reading in the evening in front of the fireplace.
Abbiamo acceso il caminetto perché faceva molto freddo.
We lit the fireplace because it was very cold.
La casa di montagna ha un caminetto in ogni stanza.
The mountain house has a fireplace in every room.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| caminetto | masculine · singular |
| caminetti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'camino'; 'caminetto' emphasizes warmth and domestic comfort.