panteix

Catalan

Alternative forms

• pantaix, pantec, panteig

Etymology

Deverbal from panteixar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pənˈte̞ʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [pənˈteʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [panˈtejʃ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

panteix m (plural panteixos)

1. (uncountable) panting, gasping

   El panteix és el medi que fa servir el gos per regular la seva temperatura.

   Panting is the means a dog uses to regulate its temperature.

2. (countable) pant, gasp

   Se senten uns panteixos inequívocs mentre la càmera mostra els efectes col·laterals de la bacanal.

   A few unmistakable gasps were heard while the camera showed the collateral effects of the orgy.

Further reading

• “panteix”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007