Cascaron

/ˌkæskəˈroʊn/ noun

A hollow egg filled with confetti or colored eggshells, broken over someone's head during celebrations, especially at Easter or Cinco de Mayo.

Spanish cascaron (eggshell), from cascara (shell/bark). The diminutive suggests small shell fragments.

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