confetti

Concepts

confetti

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Translations

Konfetti

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coriandoli

confeti

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konfeti

coriandolo

confeti

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κομφετί

χαρτοπόλεμος

confete

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papel picado

paperet

confetti

Koriandoli

confetti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔ̃.fe.ti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: confetto

Cognate with English: confetti

In summary

Borrowed from Italian confetti (plural), reinterpreted as a singular (compare spaghetti). Doublet of confit. See English confetti for more. The shift of the sense from little projectiles made of plaster to coloured pieces of paper originated in the late 19th century in Paris with their use during public festivities.