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Webster 1913 Edition

Vermicelli

Verˊmi-cel′li

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vermicelli

VERMICEL'LI

,
Noun.
[L. vermiculus, from vermis, a worm.]
A cookery, little rolls or threads of paste, or a composition of flour, eggs, sugar and saffron, used in soups and pottages.

Definition 2024

vermicelli

vermicelli

English

Noun

vermicelli ‎(usually uncountable, plural vermicellis)

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

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

  • vermicèlli, IPA(key): /vermiˈtʃɛlli/

Noun

vermicelli m pl (singular vermicello)

  1. vermicelli

Related terms

Portuguese

Noun

vermicelli m (plural vermicellis)

  1. vermicelli (long, slender pasta)

Synonyms

Etymology

From Italian; plural of vermicello ‎(“little worm”), from verme ‎(“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello ‎(“diminutive suffix”)

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