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Pasta thinner than spaghetti
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vermicelli
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vermicelli (, lit. "little worms") is a traditional type of pasta round in section similar to spaghetti . In Italy vermicelli is slightly thicker than spaghetti but in the United States it is instead slightly thinner.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
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.