confetti
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con·fet·ti
(kən-fĕt′ē)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 the Italian custom of throwing candy on festive occasions ), from Medieval Latin cōnfectum, from neuter of Latin cōnfectus, past participle of cōnficere, to prepare; see comfit.]
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confetti
(kənˈfɛtɪ)n
small pieces of coloured paper thrown on festive occasions, esp at the bride and groom at weddings
[C19: from Italian, plural of confetto, originally, a bonbon; see comfit]
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con•fet•ti
(kənˈfɛt i)n.
1. (used with a sing. v.) small bits of paper, usu. colored, thrown or dropped from a height at festive events, as parades.
2. candies; bonbons.
[1805–15; < Italian, pl. of confetto comfit]
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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.
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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Translations
قُصَاصَات وَرَقِيَّةنِثارٌ يُنْثَرُ على العَروسَيْن
konfety
konfetti
konfetti
konfeti
konfetti
pappírs-/skrautsáldur
紙吹雪
색종이 조각
konfeti
konfeti
konfety
konfetti
เศษกระดาษสีสันที่ใช้โปรยในงานแต่งงาน
hoa giấy confetti
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
confetti
n no pl → Konfetti nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
confetti
(kənˈfeti) noun small pieces of coloured paper thrown in celebration at weddings etc.
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confetti
→ قُصَاصَات وَرَقِيَّة konfety konfetti Konfetti χαρτοπόλεμος confeti konfetti confettis konfeti coriandoli 紙吹雪 색종이 조각 confetti konfetti konfetti confete, confetti конфетти konfetti เศษกระดาษสีสันที่ใช้โปรยในงานแต่งงาน konfeti hoa giấy confetti 五彩纸屑Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009