Venti

//ˈvɛnti// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cup of coffee larger than grande, usually 20 ounces. US

    ""They always order ventis," a cashier said brightly, "and are great tippers.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l). US, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. Roman

    "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."

Example

More examples

"Michael the swarthy Hongkonger says, "I like Venti Americano," whilst holding his coffee cup."

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *dwóh₁ From the Italian venti (“twenty [ounces]”).

Etymology 2

From the Latin.

More for "venti"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.