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Vermicelli

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 or pipes till it takes a slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
vermicelli

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.

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vermicelli

n. long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

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vermicelli

n. pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti

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Vermicelli

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.

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.