vermicelli means long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
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vermicelli is pronounced /vəɹməˈsɛli/.
Etymology
From Italian vermicelli, plural of vermicello (“little worm”), from verme (“worm”), from Latin vermis + -cello (“diminutive suffix”).
noun
- Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
- Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli.e.g.“Super-thin rice noodles, or vermicelli, are de rigueur here, but as with pad thai the secret is all in the preparation.” — 2013 October 2, Felicity Cloake, “How to make perfect Singapore noodles”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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