Spanish Conversation · Level 37
74 words
Spanish word
confeti
Pronunciation
IPA/konˈfeti/
Meaning
- masculine nounconfetti
Example
Los niños jugaron con confeti en la plaza.
The children played with confetti in the square.
More examples
Durante la boda todos empezaron a tirar confeti.
During the wedding everyone began to throw confetti.
Core concept
Lightweight colored paper or foil bits used to decorate events when scattered into the air.
Common phrases
tirar confeti
throw confetti
lluvia de confeti
confetti shower
confeti de colores
colored confetti
Similar words
papelito: Single small scrap of paper, cut or torn into a tiny piece.
serpentina: Long narrow strips of paper or plastic used as streamers to throw or hang at parties.
Definition in Spanish
Pequeños trozos de papel o material ligero, por lo general de colores, que se lanzan en celebraciones para decorar y crear ambiente festivo.
Word origin
Spanish confeti derives from Italian confetti (plural of confetto), with the meaning extended from sweets to the small decorative fragments used in festivities.
Usage tips
- Although the -i ending looks plural, confeti is normally uncountable in Spanish and speakers count pieces as piezas de confeti or trozos de confeti.
Opposites
- seriedadseriousnessnoun
- sobriedadsolemnitynoun