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noun
An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.
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History
Etymology tree Spanish cáscara Spanish -ón Spanish cascarónbor. English cascaron Borrowed from Spanish cascarón (“eggshell”).
