Definition of vermicelli
: pasta made in long solid strings smaller in diameter than spaghetti
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Origin and Etymology of vermicelli
borrowed from Italian, plural of vermicello, diminutive of verme “worm,” going back to Latin vermis — more at 1worm
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playDefinition of vermicelli for English Language Learners
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: a type of pasta that is like spaghetti but thinner
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