confetti
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confetti
- /kənˈfɛ.ti/
Rhymes with -ɛti
Where it comes from
Borrowed (possibly via French) from Italian confetti (literally “confections”), used to describe sugar-coated almonds, and by extension things imitating them (like pellets of plaster), which were thrown in Italy during festivities like Carnival and weddings. (This practice is mentioned in English since at least the 1810s.) The French and the English adopted the practice of celebrating weddings and other festivities by throwing such candies, or (by the late 1800s) tiny pieces of colored paper symbolizing them, partially displacing their earlier practice of throwing rice.
noun
- Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. Now listen. Cleaning that thing with art gum would be like bombing Tokyo with confetti.
- Edible Italian sugarcoated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding. … a pale and fair devotee of fashion who has left off eating confetti, and recovered her bloom.
verb confettis · confettiing · confettied
- To scatter with confetti.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: confetto, aerosol string, flakelet, flouncing, fluffery, parafle, fléchette, festivity, festy, festino, fling, floc, pollen, fizzler, flock, fascinator
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noun small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
| Español | confeti, chaya, mistura, papelillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 색종이 조각 saekjong'i jogak |
| 日本語 | 紙吹雪 kamifubuki |
| 中文 | 五彩紙屑 /五彩纸屑 wǔcǎi zhǐxiè |
| हिन्दी | कन्फ़ेटी kanfeṭī |
| Português | confete |
| Français | confetti |
| Deutsch | Konfetti |
| Italiano | coriandoli |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτοπόλεμος chartopólemos, κομφετί komfetí |
| Русский | конфетти́ konfettí |
| Tiếng Việt | công-phét-ti, hoa giấy |
| العربية | نِثَار niṯār |
Talk about this word "confetti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confetti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. confetti. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confetti "confetti." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confetti.Cite this
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