This type ceramic heaters are used often in garden and patios to warm up the get togethers during chilly nights. It’s sort of a portable fireplace and in Guatemala we normally call them braseros or chimeneas. What are these things called in English?
By the way, would you like to have one for your patio or garden?
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We have a Mexican chimenea on our deck that we’ve enjoyed using for years. It’s not nearly as interesting and playful as this one from Guatemala. As far as I know, we, too, call them chimeneas since there isn’t an English equivalent.
Up here, in the corner pocket, I’ve seen similar items listed as ‘chimeneas’…and I’ve heard the people buying them pronounce the name ‘chemma-nees’, ja-ja-ja! When I have a house in San Pedro las Huertas, I’ll have to get one or two of these !
We use the word combines as well
Thanks Karen, for adding a new name to the list.
Any idea where we could buy one of these? We live in Canada and would pay for shipping