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con⋅fet⋅ti

  [kuhn-fet-ee for 1; It. kawn-fet-tee for 2]
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–plural noun, singular -fet⋅to  [It. -fet-taw] for 2.
1. (used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
2. confections; bonbons.
Origin:
1805–15; < It, pl. of confetto comfit
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Word Origin & History

confetti 
1815, from It. pl. of confetto "sweetmeat," from L. confectum, pp. of confectus (see confection), a small candy traditionally thrown during carnivals in Italy, custom adopted in England for weddings and other occasions, with symbolic tossing of paper.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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