A single piece of confetti; a small decorative item thrown in celebration, especially small papers or ornamental candies.
From Italian confetto (singular of confetti), which derives from Latin confectus 'made' (past participle of conficere 'to make'). Confetti originally referred to small candies made and thrown at celebrations.
Confetti has a delicious double life—it started as actual made candies (confections) that were expensive and thrown only at grand occasions, but when paper imitations were invented, they democratized celebration for everyone.
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