Definitions for: Vermicelli


[n] pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: alimentary paste, pasta

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