Venti

[ ven-tee ]

/ ˈvɛn ti /

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noun, adjective

(at Starbucks coffee shops) a large size of beverage, equal to 20 ounces (591 milliliters) for hot drinks and 24 ounces (709 milliliters) for cold drinks.Compare Grande, tall (defs. 8, 12).

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Words nearby Venti

ventage, ventail, Ventana Cave, venter, vent gleet, Venti, ventifact, ventilate, ventilation, ventilationist, ventilative

How to use Venti in a sentence

In short, there is a $1 salary (call it the "tall" size), and then there is a $1 salary (call it the "venti").
The $1 Club|Paul Kedrosky|January 31, 2009|DAILY BEAST
About half-past six the regimental bands began to pass up the Via Venti Settembre.
Polly the Pagan|Isabel Anderson
And so a little before two o'clock he sent for a cab which took him to the Via Venti Settembre.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
This latter then proclaims it—'Prima-estratta, numero venti cinque.'
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

Omnia vanitas et pastio venti, , ut olim Aquila et Symmachus.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne|Thomas Browne
The ancients observed only four, called venti cardinales, because they blow from the four cardinal points.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood