cascaron

noun

cas·​ca·​ron

ˌkaskəˈrōn

plural cascarones

-ōnēz

Southwest

: an eggshell filled with confetti and thrown by revelers and dancers at balls or carnivals

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish cascarón, from Spanish, eggshell, augmentative of cáscara bark

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