confetti
[kuh n-fet-ee for 1; Italian kawn-fet-tee for 2]
- (used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- confections; bonbons.
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Origin of confetti
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confetti
- small pieces of coloured paper thrown on festive occasions, esp at the bride and groom at weddings
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Word Origin for confetti
C19: from Italian, plural of confetto, originally, a bonbon; see comfit
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Word Origin and History for confetto
confetti
1815, from Italian plural of confetto "sweetmeat," via Old French, from Latin confectum, confectus (see confection). A small candy traditionally thrown during carnivals in Italy, custom adopted in England for weddings and other occasions, with symbolic tossing of paper.
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