- confetti con·fet·ti n
- [kən'fɛtiː]
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English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
confetti con·fet·ti n
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con|fet|ti — «kuhn FEHT ee; Italian kn FEHT tee for 2 », noun (plural). 1. bits of colored paper thrown about at carnivals, weddings, or parades. 2. bonbons, or plaster or paper imitations of these, thrown during carnivals in Italy. ╂[< Italian confetti,… … Useful english dictionary
Confetti — Con*fet 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 (confetti[1]).] small bits or streamers of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confetti — con|fet|ti [ kən feti ] noun uncount small pieces of colored paper that people throw in the air at a celebration, especially a wedding like confetti used for saying that things are being given to a lot of people: University degrees are being… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confetti — con|fet|ti Mot Pla Nom masculí plural … Diccionari Català-Català
confetti — con|fet|ti [kənˈfeti] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Italian; Origin: , plural of confetto candy , from Latin conficere; because candy was thrown at Italian street celebrations] small pieces of coloured paper that you throw into the air over people… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confetti — con·fet·ti … English syllables
confetti — con•fet•ti [[t]kənˈfɛt i[/t]] n. 1) (used with a sing. v.) small bits of paper, usu. colored, thrown or dropped from a height at festive events, as parades 2) candies; bonbons • Etymology: 1805–15; < It, pl. of confetto comfit … From formal English to slang
-fetto — Confetti Con*fet 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 (confetti[1]).] small bits or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confetto — con·fèt·to s.m., agg. 1. s.m. AD piccolo dolce costituito da una mandorla, una nocciola o un pistacchio rivestiti di zucchero, che si offre in occasione di battesimi, cresime e matrimoni: una bomboniera con cinque confetti; a quando i confetti?,… … Dizionario italiano
confetteria — con·fet·te·rì·a s.f. CO 1. fabbricazione di confetti e caramelle 2. laboratorio in cui si fabbricano o si vendono confetti, caramelle e dolciumi in genere {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1877 … Dizionario italiano
confettare — con·fet·tà·re v.tr., v.intr. (io confètto) 1. v.tr. TS gastr. rivestire con uno strato di zucchero: confettare le mandorle | candire 2. v.tr. BU fig., lusingare 3. v.tr. TS farm. rivestire medicinali con sostanze cheratinizzate 4. v.intr. (avere) … Dizionario italiano
