confetti
Small pieces or strips of colored paper or other material generally thrown about at…Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
» Tom and Mary showered John with confetti.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
Konfetti
конфетти́konfettí
конфеті́konfetí
small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
(rare, uncountable)Edible Italian sugarcoated almonds, especially those which are used as part of a traditional Italian wedding.
Examples
6 sentencesTom and Mary showered John with confetti.
The guests threw confetti at the newlyweds.
deDie Gäste warfen Konfetti auf die Neuvermählten.
When the city was liberated, people lined the streets throwing confetti.
deAls die Stadt befreit wurde, standen an den Straßen Reihen von Menschen, die Konfetti warfen.
How much confetti they throw into the streets!
She showered him with confetti.
ruОна осыпала его конфетти.
deSie überschüttete ihn mit Konfetti.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed (possibly via French) from Italian confetti (literally “confections”), used to deBorrowed (possibly via French) from Italian confetti (literally “confections”), used to describe sugar-coated almonds, and by extension things imitating them (like pellets of plaster), which were thrown in Italy during festivities like Carnival and weddings. (This practice is mentioned in English since at least the 1810s.) The French and the English adopted the practice of celebrating weddings and other festivities by throwing such candies, or (by the late 1800s) tiny pieces of colored paper symbolizing them, partially displacing their earlier practice of throwing rice.
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Word family
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