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confetti

confetti

noun kon-FEH-tee Rare

Origin: Italian confetti, plural of confetto 'sugared almond', from Latin confectum.

Usage Note

Confetti is used as a mass noun in French and is typically treated as masculine plural: des confettis. Originally, at Italian carnivals, real sugared sweets were thrown; paper scraps replaced them in the 19th century. Un confetti (singular) is occasionally used but is rare.

Examples

"Des confettis pleuvaient sur la foule festive."

Natural Translation

Confetti rained down on the festive crowd.

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