Meanings
venti1
adjectiveventi (not comparable)
- USnot comparableLarger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
nounventi (plural ventis)
plural ventis
- USA 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
Venti2
proper noun
- Romanhuman sciencesThe 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.
1858, John Brougham, Neptune’s Defeat, New York: Sameuel French, Act I, Scene 3, p. 15, Boreas, old buster, go unlock the cave of Æolus, and let the Venti rave.
Origin
venti · adjective, noun
- Italianventi“twenty [ounces]”
- Englishventi
PIE word *dwóh₁ From the Italian venti (“twenty [ounces]”).
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APA
venti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venti
MLA
“venti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venti. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venti,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venti.
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