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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 cōnfectum, from neuter of Latin cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficere, to prepare. See confect.]
After the party Gina's hair was full of confetti.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of small pieces of paper or plastic which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially weddings (and game shows, following the end of a milestone or an occurring of a big win). Confetti is made in a variety of colors, and commercially available confetti is available in imaginative shapes. A distinction is made between confetti and glitter; glitter is smaller than confetti (pieces usually no larger than 1mm) and is universally shiny, whereas confetti is usually not shiny.
The simplest confetti is simply shredded paper, and can be made at home by hand or with paper shredders. Hole-punchers can be used to make small circles of confetti out of sheets of scrap paper. Most party supply stores carry both paper and plastic confetti.
The English word "confetti" is related to the Italian sweet of the same name. Also known as Dragée, Italian confetti are almonds with a hard sugar coating. It can be translated from Italian to mean "confit", as in Confiture. The Italian word for paper confetti is coriandoli.
By tradition, the italian confetti (sugar coated almonds) are given out at weddings, often wrapped in a small tulle bag to give as a favor to the guests. They are said to represent the hope that the new couple will have a fertile marriage.
In recent years the use of confetti as a cosmetic addition to trophy presentations at sporting events has become increasingly common. In this case, slightly larger strips of paper (usually in the colors of the team celebrating) are expelled from a "cannon" using compressed carbon dioxide.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - konfetti
n. pl. - bonbon, konfekt
Français (French)
n. - confetti
n. pl. - confettis
Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Konfetti
n. - Konfetti, Papierblättchen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - χαρτοπόλεμος, κομφετί
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - confetes (m pl)
Español (Spanish)
n. - confeti, papelillos
n. pl. - confeti, papelillos, caramelos
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - konfetti
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
糖果, 五彩纸屑
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 糖果, 五彩紙屑
n. pl. - 糖果, 五彩紙屑
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사탕 , 벽돌
n. pl. - 색종이 조각
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) نثار ينثر على العرسان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גזיזי נייר צבעוניים הנזרקים לאוויר בעת חתונה, מצעד וכו', קונפטי, גזגזים
n. pl. - גזיזי נייר צבעוניים הנזרקים לאוויר בעת חתונה, מצעד וכו', קונפטי, גזגזים
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