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Pasta in long slender threads
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vermicelli
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Word definitions for vermicelli in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vermicelli \Ver`mi*cel"li\, n. [It., pl. of vermicello, literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm, L. vermis. See Worm , and cf. Vermicule , Vermeil .] The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough, and forced through small cylinders ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kind of pasta, 1660s, literally "little worms," from Italian vermicelli , plural of vermicello , diminutive of verme , accusative singular of Latin vermis "worm" (see worm (n.)). So called for resemblance.
Usage examples of vermicelli.
I recall a rubbery vermicelli and a dish of jackfruit swamped in sugar syrup.
The kunafeh was one of his favorite dishes, wheat-flour vermicelli fried in clarified butter and sweetened with honey.
Half a bottle of vino tinto and a huge platter of vermicelli with a mushroom-tomato sauce later, Maria-Teresa still hadn't shown up.