confetti

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian confetti, plural of confetto (“confection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈfɛti/
• Rhymes: -ɛti

Noun

confetti (uncountable)

1. Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian confetti, plural of confetto reinterpreted as a singular (compare spaghetti). Doublet of confit.

Noun

confetti m (plural confettis)

1. (chiefly in the plural) confetti

Further reading

• “confetti” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

confetti m pl

1. plural of confetto

Verb

confetti

1. second-person singular present indicative of confettare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of confettare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of confettare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of confettare
5. third-person singular imperative of confettare

Anagrams

• confitte

Noun

confetti m (plural confettis)

1. confetti