Synonyms for confetti

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuh n-fet-ee for 1; Italian kawn-fet-tee for 2

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfɛt i for 1; Italian kɔnˈfɛt ti for 2

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Définition of confetti

Origin : 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.

As in bonbon : noun candy
As in ammunition : noun projectiles for weaponry

Example sentences :

Red flags, red placards like a swarm of confetti on the walls and in the air.
Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

There were jubilant congratulations and showers of rice and confetti.
Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser

There was all the folly with that confetti stuff and the rest of it to go through with yet.
Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. » by John Galsworthy

I thought I saw some confetti in that farmyard as I came up the lane.
Extract from : « Tatterdemalion » by John Galsworthy

All night the air was thick with confetti, like snow falling off a rainbow.
Extract from : « Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles » by Oliver Hogue

There was no respite until the ground was ankle-deep with confetti.
Extract from : « Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles » by Oliver Hogue

That seat in front of them is just loaded with bouquets and confetti.
Extract from : « Tessa, Our Little Italian Cousin » by Mary Hazelton Wade

"Now for fun," said Beppo, when each had purchased a big bag of confetti.
Extract from : « Tessa, Our Little Italian Cousin » by Mary Hazelton Wade

No showers of confetti, no procession of the bœuf gras even.
Extract from : « Romantic Spain » by John Augustus O'Shea

This is managed by means of a "confetti cup," which is a metal teacup on a saucer.
Extract from : « Water Wizardry » by Arthur Ainslie

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