Confetti

Japanese: confeito
Confetti

...It is also written as Kinbeito, Kinmochito, and Touka. It is a type of Nanban confectionery that was introduced to Japan at the end of the Muromachi period, and the word comes from the Portuguese word confeito (sugar confectionery). Its name appears among the gifts given by Luis Frois to Oda Nobunaga when he met him in April 1569 (Eiroku 12).

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "confeito" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…金米糖,金餅糖,糖花などとも書く。室町末期に伝えられた南蛮菓子の一種で,ポルトガル語のコンフェイトconfeito(砂糖菓子)から出た語。1569年(永禄12)4月ルイス・フロイスが織田信長に謁したさいの贈物の中にその名が見える。…

※「confeito」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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