释义
[ kuh n-fet -ee for 1 ; Italian kawn-fet -tee for 2 ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈfɛt i for 1 ; Italian kɔnˈfɛt ti for 2 / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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plural noun, singular con·fet·to [kuh n-fet -oh Italian kawn-fet -taw] /kənˈfɛt oʊ Italian kɔnˈfɛt tɔ/ for 2 . (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.
confections; bonbons.
Origin of confetti 1805–15; <Italian, plural of confetto comfit
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Example sentences from the Web for confetti Glass fragments from windows, street lamps, car windshields, and theater marquees littered the streets like confetti .
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The people threw flowers and confetti and everything else they could lay their hands on.
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They threw pine cones and confetti at the gold-brown foreigner seated there.
In the archway below their long straight arms shrapnel glinted like confetti .
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British Dictionary definitions for confetti noun small pieces of coloured paper thrown on festive occasions, esp at the bride and groom at weddings
Word Origin for confetti C19: from Italian, plural of confetto, originally, a bonbon; see comfit
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