venti

Venti is a term with several related meanings in Italian and popular culture. In Italian, venti is the cardinal number twenty and is used in everyday counting and dating. It also appears as the plural of vento, meaning winds, and is part of the system of forming compound numbers with twenty as a base.

In consumer culture, venti is widely known as a beverage size at Starbucks. For hot drinks, a Venti is 20 fluid ounces, while for cold drinks the Venti is 24 fluid ounces. The name borrows the Italian word for twenty to signal the larger size in the chain’s menu hierarchy.

In popular media, Venti is the name of a fictional character in the video game Genshin Impact. The character is an Anemo (wind) archon who is depicted as a bard and traveler, and has become a notable figure within the game's fan community.

Other uses of the term include its role as a proper noun or branding element, where it may be chosen to convey a sense of youth, space, or wind-related imagery, drawing on its Italian origin and the association with twenty. In everyday Italian, venti remains primarily the word for twenty and, depending on context, may appear in phrases related to dates, numbers, or winds.