Vermicelli Definition

vûrmĭ-chĕlē, -sĕlē
noun
Pasta like spaghetti, but in thinner strings.
Webster's New World

Origin of Vermicelli

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian pl. of vermicello diminutive of verme worm from Latin vermis wer-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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