Meaning
fireplace
- chimney
In a sentence
In inverno accendiamo spesso il camino la sera.
In winter we often light the fireplace in the evening.
Hai pulito il camino sul tetto ieri?
Did you clean the chimney on the roof yesterday?
Non abbiamo un camino in questo appartamento.
We don't have a fireplace in this apartment.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| camino | masculine · singular |
| camini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Camino usually means the hearth/fireplace area in a room; canna fumaria is the flue, and ciminiera is an industrial chimney.
- For a decorative or electric unit, Italians often still say camino, but context matters if there is no real fire.
- Common with prepositions: davanti al camino, accanto al camino, nel camino. Learners may overuse sulla for something that is inside it.