noun

confetti

kuhn-FEH-tee

noun

Small pieces of colored paper thrown at celebrations such as weddings and parades.

"Confetti rained down as the couple left the church."

"The stadium floor was covered in confetti after the win."

How to Use Confetti

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTiny pieces of colorful paper (or once, sugared sweets) tossed around to celebrate something.

Common pairings

throw confetti confetti cannon

confettied past tense, confettis singular

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_____ rained down as the couple left the church.

From Italian confetti, "confections" — originally referring to sugar-coated almonds thrown at Carnival, later replaced by paper.

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