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venti

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • vĕn'·ti
  • /ˈvɛnti/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛnti
  • CMU ARPABET: V EH1 N T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Roman

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

From the Latin.