venti
/benti/from spelling rules
venti is the Spanish name for the large drink size used at Starbucks coffee shops.
In the specific context of Starbucks, venti refers to the large size. For general purposes in Spanish, the word for large is grande and the word for medium is mediano.
How do you pronounce it?
/benti/
Did you know?
- The word venti is not actually Spanish, but Italian for 'twenty'. Starbucks used it to create a global branding system rather than using the Spanish word veinte.
- In a standard Spanish coffee shop, ordering a venti would likely confuse the barista, as it is a corporate term used only by Starbucks.
- In Spanish, the word for the number twenty is veinte, which sounds very similar to venti but is spelled differently.
Examples in context
- Quiero un café venti, por favor.I want a venti coffee, please.
- El tamaño venti es muy grande.The venti size is very large.
- ¿Me das un latte venti?Can you give me a venti latte?
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are ordering drinks at a coffee shop.
- LucíaPara mí, un café venti.For me, a venti coffee.
- MateoYo prefiero un tamaño pequeño.I prefer a small size.
- Lucía¿No quieres un venti como el mío?Don't you want a venti like mine?
- MateoNo, gracias, es demasiado.No, thanks, it's too much.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
