Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

venti

/ˈvɛnti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: ven-ti
IPA: /ˈvɛnti/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

American usage

noun

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

American usage

name

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.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: venti

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

ventis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tall grande forty Anemoi

Rhymes With

plenty twenty vicente aplenty parenti badalamenti parente innocenti vincenti corrente chimenti girgenti

Questions

How do you pronounce venti?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛnti/.
What does venti mean?: Larger than grande, usually 20 ounces (~ 0.6 l).
Where does venti come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce venti

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