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Answer for the clue "Very thin strings of pasta ", 10 letters:
vermicelli

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Word definitions for vermicelli in dictionaries

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.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti

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.