cascaron

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noun

An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.

OriginSpanish cascarón →
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Meanings

nouncascaron (plural cascarons)

plural cascarons · alternative cascarón

  1. An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.

Origin

  1. Spanishcáscara
  2. Spanishcascarón
  3. Englishcascaron

Borrowed from Spanish cascarón (“eggshell”).

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APA

cascaron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascaron

MLA

“cascaron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascaron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cascaron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cascaron.

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