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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 bÅ“uf 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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