venti
/ˈvɛnti/
venti adjective: larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
Adjective
venti (not comparable)
- Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
Noun
venti (plural ventis)
- A cup of coffee larger than grande, usually 20 ounces.
- "They always order ventis," a cashier said brightly, "and are great tippers."2002 July 14, Judith Matloff, “Whose Neighborhood?”, in The New York Times, page 3
Proper noun capitalized: Venti
Venti
- The four Roman gods of the winds (Aquilo, Favonius, Auster, and Eurus, who were each ascribed a cardinal direction from which their respective winds came), considered collectively.
- Boreas, old buster, go unlock the cave
of Æolus, and let the Venti rave.1858, John Brougham, Neptune’s Defeat, New York: Sameuel French, Act I, Scene 3, p. 15
- Boreas, old buster, go unlock the cave
Forms of venti
| plural | ventis |
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Origin of venti
PIE word *dwóh₁ From the Italian venti (“twenty [ounces]”).
From the Latin.
Words that rhyme with venti
Questions about venti
- What does venti mean?
- Venti means larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
- What part of speech is venti?
- Venti can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce venti?
- Venti is pronounced /ˈvɛnti/.
Words near venti in the dictionary
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