[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

confetti \confet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. -fetto. it. cf.
   comfit.
   1. bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. archaic
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or
      substitutes for, bonbons confetti1. small bits or
      streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration
      by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
      webster 1913 suppl. +pjc confidant
see also:
-fetto comfit 

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