fiatone

Italian

Etymology

From fiato (“breath”) +‎ -one.

Noun

fiatone m (plural fiatoni)

1. heavy breathing; panting
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Avevano entrambi il fiatone, ma alla ragazza era tornato un accenno di sorriso.

     They were both breathing fast, but the smile had reappeared round the corners of her mouth.

     (literally, “They both had some heavy breathing, but to the girl returned a sign of a smile.”)

Anagrams

• enfiato, foniate, neofita