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confetti

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con·fet·ti  (kn-ft)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
Small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are scattered around during the course of festive occasions: Confetti covers the floor every year on January 1.

[Italian, pl. of confetto, candy, from Medieval Latin cnfectum, from neuter of Latin cnfectus, past participle of cnficere, to prepare; see confect.]

confetti [kənˈfɛtɪ]
n
small pieces of coloured paper thrown on festive occasions, esp at the bride and groom at weddings
[from Italian, plural of confetto, originally, a bonbon; see comfit]

confetti - It is the plural of Italian confetto, "small sweet," as it was originally real or imitation bon-bons thrown during a carnival or after a wedding.
See also related terms for wedding.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.confetti - small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)confetti - small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Translations
confetti [kənˈfetiː] Nconfeti m

confetti [kənˈfɛti] nconfettis mpl

confetti
n no plKonfetti nt

confetti [kənˈfɛtiː] ncoriandoli mpl

confetti
n confetti [kənˈfeti]
small pieces of coloured paper thrown in celebration at weddings etc. konfetti, confetti, bruidstrooisel نِثارٌ يُنْثَرُ على العَروسَيْن конфети konfety konfetti das Konfetti κονφετί confeti konfetid کاغذ های رنگی که بر سر مردم می ریزند konfetit confettis פְּתִיתֵי נְיָר शादी में उछाले जाने वाले रंगीन कागज के टुकड़े konfeti konfetti konfeti pappírs-/skrautsáldur coriandoli 紙ふぶき 색종이 konfeti konfeti konfeti confetti konfetti confetti papelinhos con­fetti конфетти konfety konfeti konfete konfetti กระดาษสีชิ้นเล็ก ๆ ใช้ปาในงานฉลองหรืองานแต่งงาน konfeti (婚禮等中投擲的)五彩紙屑 конфеті كاغذ ك‍ے رنگين ٹ‍ك‍ڑے hoa giấy

confetti قُصَاصَات ورقية konfety konfetti Konfetti χαρτοπόλεμος confeti konfetti confetti konfeti coriandoli 紙吹雪 색종이 조각 confetti konfetti konfetti confete, confetti конфетти konfetti เศษกระดาษสีสันที่ใช้โปรยในงานแต่งงาน konfeti hoa giấy confetti 五彩纸屑


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"If this isn't that tiara that Lady May was married in," said Raffles, "and that disappeared out of the room she changed in, while it rained confetti on the steps, I'll present it to her instead of the one she lost.
"As you left the choice of your costumes to me," said the count to the two friends, "I have had these brought, as they will be the most worn this year; and they are most suitable, on account of the confetti (sweetmeats), as they do not show the flour.
 
 
 
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