Confetti Confetti Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar, or metallic material which are usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. The origins are from the Latin "confectum", with "confetti" the plural of Italian "confetto", small sweet. Modern paper confetti trace back to symbolic rituals of tossing grains and sweets during special occasions, traditional for numerous cultures throughout history as an ancient custom dating back to pagan times, but adapted from sweets and grains to paper through the centuries. Confetti are made in a variety of colors, and commercially available confetti come in many different shapes. A distinction
Plural form of words ending in -us follows standard Latin rules for pluralization and becomes "cacti", which has become the prevalent usage in English. Regardless, "cactus" is popularly used as both singular and plural, and is cited as both singular and plural. "Cactuses" is also an acceptable plural in English. Facetious mock-erudite plurals in "-i" or even "-ii" are sometimes found for words ending with a sound (vaguely) similar to "-us". Examples are "stewardi" (supposed plural of "stewardess") and "Elvi" (as a plural for "Elvis" imitators). The Toyota corporation has determined that their "Prius" model should have the plural form "Prii", even though the Latin word "prius"