ventaccio

Italian

Etymology

From vento (“wind”) +‎ -accio.

Noun

ventaccio m (plural ventacci)

1. very strong wind
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori, page 1:

     Calcando bene il mento contro il petto per ripararsi dal ventaccio, Winston Smith s'infilò a fretta nel Caseggiato della Vittoria attraverso la porta a vetri, non abbastanza in fretta però da impedire che il mulinello di polvere grossa entrasse insieme a lui.

     Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.

     (literally, “Pushing his chin well against his chest to shield himself from the strong wind, Winston Smith slipped hurriedly into in the Victory Block through the glass door, not hurriedly enough however to impede the swirl of coarse dust from entering together with him.”)