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Venti
//ˈvɛnti// adj, name, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l). US, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 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 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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