-fetto

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration
        by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Confidant