Smoke evacuation hole
Definition
An opening in the roof or wall of a traditional peasant house (especially in Danubian or Dobrojean regions) serving as a rudimentary chimney for smoke evacuation or as a small window for attic ventilation. It can also designate the chimney structure itself.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Smoke evacuation hole
- Archaic chimney
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Neuter noun, expanding systematically across regular plural and case boundaries. |
| Formation | Historical borrowing from Turkish 'baca', morphologically integrated with suffixes into the Romanian vocabulary during previous centuries. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ba.ˈd͡ʒeak] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Traditional Crafts, Vernacular Architecture, and Balkan Construction Typologies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Fumul gros de la vatra cuptorului ieșea leneș prin acel bageac deschis în acoperișul acoperit cu stuf.
EN: The thick smoke from the oven hearth came out lazily through that bageac opened in the reed-covered roof.
RO: Mesterul a urcat pe casă pentru a curăța bageacul de funinginea adunată pe parcursul iernii aspre.
EN: The craftsman climbed onto the house to clean the bageac from the soot accumulated over the harsh winter.
RO: O rază slabă de soare pătrundea în podul întunecat prin micul bageac tăiat în peretele de scânduri.
EN: A faint ray of sunlight entered the dark attic through the small bageac cut into the plank wall.
Idioms & Phrases
Gura de bageac / Flue opening / chimney vent
RO: Orificiul superior al hornului prin care gazele arse sunt eliberate în atmosferă, protejat adesea de o olan de lut contra ploii.
EN: The upper opening of the chimney through which burnt gases are released into the atmosphere, often protected by a clay tile against rain.
A curăța bageacul / To sweep the chimney / to clean the flue
RO: Activitate gospodărească periodică de îndepărtare a depunerilor de cărbune pentru a preveni riscul de incendiu.
EN: A periodic household activity of removing carbon deposits to prevent the risk of fire.
Bageac înfundat / Clogged chimney / blocked smoke hole
RO: Defecțiune structurală sau acumulare de murdărie care oprește tragerea normală a fumului, provocând umplerea încăperii cu dioxid de carbon.
EN: A structural defect or accumulation of dirt that stops the normal draft of smoke, causing the room to fill with carbon dioxide.
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