"confetti" meaning in French

See confetti in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.fe.ti/ Forms: confettis [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|confetto|confetti}} Borrowed from Italian confetti, {{doublet|fr|confit}} Doublet of confit, {{cog|en|confetti}} English confetti Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} confetti m (plural confettis)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) confetti Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-confetti-fr-noun-XX8Sb8ja Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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