Cousin of angel hair

• Pasta that doesn't sound very appetizing
• ''Little worms''
• Pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
• Pasta thinner than spaghetti
• Evil crime involved getting hold of student fare from Italy
• Pasta in long slender threads
• Food that's Italian for "little worms"

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 ...

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.