Venti

//ˈvɛnti// adj, name, noun

Definitions

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."

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.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

From the Latin.

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